[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) › 71.17 # Matsyapurana 71.17 Matsyapurāṇa 71.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [71.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.71.17) brāhmaṇasyāpi sauvarṇīm upaskarasamanvitām pratimāṃ devadevasya sodakumbhāṃ nivedayet // > The image of Viṣṇu should be given away to the Brâhmaṇa after placing it on a pitcher full of water.—16. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 71.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.71.16) - [Next: 71.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.71.18) - [Up: 71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.71) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.71.p14) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.71.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.71.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.71.17) · Pramāṇa