Matsyapurana 97.15

97.15

sampūjya raktāmbaramālyadhūpair dvijaṃ ca raktairatha hemaśṛṅgaiḥ
saṃkalpayitvā puruṣaṃ sapadmaṃ dadyādanekavratadānakāya
avyaṅgarūpāya jitendriyāya kuṭumbine deyamanuddhatāya //

The devotee, after worshipping the Brâhmaṇa with red cloth, sandal, garland, incense, etc., should bestow his gifts, viz.—the lotus and the image, etc., on him, he having a large family, and being free from deformity and pride, and able to restrain his passions and the object of charity in many other vratas.—15.