Matsyapurana 96.4

96.4

aṣṭādaśānāṃ dhānyānām anyacca phalamūlakam
varjayedabdamekaṃ tu ṛte auṣadhakāraṇam
savṛṣaṃ kāñcanaṃ rudraṃ dharmarājaṃ ca kārayet //

The prohibited grains of eighteen kinds and fruits and roots should be avoided for a period of one year ; but there is no harm in taking anything in the form of a medicine. A golden image of Śiva and a bull should be made. The image of Dharmarâja should be made similarly.—4.