[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) › 97.15 # Matsyapurana 97.15 Matsyapurāṇa 97.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [97.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.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. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 97.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.14) - [Next: 97.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.16) - [Up: 97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.97.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.97.15) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.97.15) — Sanskrit - [Studies in the Purāṇic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.hazra-1940.c12.59) — R. C. Hazra, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.15) · Pramāṇa