[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 55.18 # Matsyapurana 55.18 Matsyapurāṇa 55.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [55.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.18) ityevaṃ dvija naktāni kṛtvā dadyāt punarvasau śāleyataṇḍulaprastham audumbaramaye ghṛtam // > After thus taking his meals in the night, the devotee, on the Punarvasu asterism day, should put some rice, along with some ghee, in a vessel made of fig-leaves. And should then give it away to the Brâhmaṇa, after putting some gold in it. Then, on the seventh day of the fast, he should give to the Brâhmaṇa a couple of raiments.—18-19. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 55.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.17) - [Next: 55.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.19) - [Up: 55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.55.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.55.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.54.18) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.18) · Pramāṇa