Matsyapurana 70.46

70.46

evamādityavāreṇa sarvametatsamācaret
taṇḍulaprasthadānaṃ ca yāvanmāsāstrayodaśa //

This rite should be observed on every Sunday; and the devotee should give away the above-mentioned quantity of uncooked rice for a period of thirteen months; at the expiry of which, the same Brâhmaṇa should be given a full bedding, with all its requisites, *viz.*—pillows, good sheets, dîpa (lamp), a pair of shoes, umbrella, sandals, a small piece of mattress to sit upon.—46-48.