[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) › 62.28 # Matsyapurana 62.28 Matsyapurāṇa 62.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [62.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.62.28) puṃsaḥ pītāmbare dadyāt striyai kausumbhavāsasī niṣpāvājājilavaṇam ikṣudaṇḍaguḍānvitam tasyai dadyātphalaṃ puṣpaṃ suvarṇotpalasaṃyutam // > In the same way, on every third day of the bright and dark fortnights, the devotee should, after adoring the God (Śiva) with his consort, offer them cloths, garlands, flowers, sandal, etc. To a male God, a yellow garment should be offered and to a female goddess, saffron-colored dress.—27. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam > The following things should also be given away to the Goddess:—Nispâva, cuminseed, salt, sugarcane, raw sugar, flowers, fruits, a lotus of gold, with these words: “Goddess! as Śiva does not go any where forsaking you, so you should save this devotee of yours through this mundane sea of troubles.”—28-29. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 62.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.62.27) - [Next: 62.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.62.29) - [Up: 62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.62) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.62.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.62.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.62.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.62.28) · Pramāṇa