[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) › 76.2 # Matsyapurana 76.2 Matsyapurāṇa 76.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [76.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.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. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 76.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.76.1) - [Next: 76.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.76.3) - [Up: 76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.76) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.76.p1-2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.76.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.76.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.76.2) · Pramāṇa