Matsya Purana 287.7

287.7

dvitīyaṃ payasā tadvat tṛtīyaṃ sarpiṣā punaḥ.
caturthantu guḍenaiva dadhnā pañcamameva ca .. 287.6

Then they should be located on a black deer skin overspread with sesamum. The first pit should be filled in with salt, the second one with milk, the third one with clarified butter, the fourth one with molasses, the fifth one with curds, the sixth one with sugar, the seventh one with the sacred waters of the holy Tirthas. The golden image of Brahmâ should be put in the one filled with salt, Keśava in the second one filled with milk, Shiva in the third one filled with clarified butter, the Sun in the fourth one filled with molasses, the Moon in the 5th one filled with curds, Lakshmi in the 6th one filled with sugar, Parvati in the 7th one filled with the sacred waters. Gems and grains (Dhânyam) should be put in each one of them and grains all round—5-9