Matsyapurana 76.2

76.2

mārgaśīrṣe śubhe māsi saptamyāṃ niyatavrataḥ
tāmupoṣyātha kamalaṃ kārayitvā tu kāñcanam //

In the month of Mârgaśira, on the seventh day of the bright fortnight, the devotee, after fasting, should give away a lotus of gold, along with sugar, to some Brâhmaṇa with a large family. A golden image of the Sun, weighing one pala in measure, should also be given away to a Brâhmaṇa in the afternoon, when the devotee should say, ‘O Sun; be pleased on me.’—2-3.