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# Matsyapurana 97.13

Matsyapurāṇa 97.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [97.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.13)

arghyaṃ dattvā visṛjātha niśi tailavivarjitam  
bhuñjīta vatsarānte tu kāñcanaṃ kamalottamam  
puruṣaṃ ca yathāśaktyā kārayeddvibhujaṃ tathā //

> “Agnimîle namastubhamîṣetvôrje cha bhâskara.” “Agna âyâhi varada na aste jyôtiṣam pate.” With this mantra Arghya should be offered, and the Deity dismissed. He should take his meals at night free from oil. When a year has elapsed in this way, he should make a lotus of gold and an image with two hands.—12-13.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.97.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.97.13) — English, machine translation

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- [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.97.13) — Sanskrit

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