Matsya Purana 58.49

58.49

dhṛtāṃ caturvidhairviprai rvedavedāṅgapāragaiḥ.. 58.44 ..

Afterwards, the worshipper should put, five different kinds of gems on a plate of gold, and give away to the Brâhmaṇa, and should place the alligator, fish, &c., in a pond. Then he should worship the above-mentioned cow standing in water, held by the Brâhmaṇas versed in all the four Vedas, with the Ganges water, curd and rice, and should afterwards make it swim in the water facing towards the north.—44-45.