[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) › 97.7 # Matsyapurana 97.7 Matsyapurāṇa 97.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [97.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.7) bhagaṃ tu nairṛte devaṃ varuṇaṃ paścime dale mahendramanile tadvad ādityaṃ ca tathottare // > On Sunday night, the devotee, after feeding good Brâhmaṇas, should draw a lotus of twelve petals with red sandal. To the east of it he should place, after salutations, the Sun (Sûrya), to the south-east Divâkara, to the south Vivasvâna, to the south-west Bhaga, to the west Varuṇa, to the north-west Mahendra, to the north Âditya, to the north-east Śânta. In the forepart of the lotus, the horses of the Sun should be inscribed, in the south the Âryamâ Devas, in the west Mârtaṇḍa, and on the northern petal Ravi Bhâskara on the pericarp of the lotus.—5-9. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 97.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.6) - [Next: 97.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.8) - [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.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.97.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.7) · Pramāṇa