[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 2.5.18.15 # Skandapurana 2.5.18.15 Skandapurāṇa 2.5.18.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.5.18.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.18.15) 14 dvādaśyāṃ matsyotsavamāhātmyavarṇanapūrvakasnānadānapūjādividhividhānakathanam, matsyotsave mantrajapavidhānam, snānasamaye nadīprārthanāmantrakathanam, bhagavate phalapuṣpādyarpaṇaphalakathanam, matsyarūpasvarṇamūrtidānamāhātmyavarṇanam. ... 205 2 > 14. Narration of the rules and injunctions for ablution, gift, worship, and so forth preceded by a description of the māhātmya of the Matsya festival on Dvādaśī; the rule for muttering mantras during the Matsya festival; narration of the prayer mantra to the river at the time of the bath; narration of the fruit of offering fruits, flowers, and the like to the Lord; description of the māhātmya of donating a golden image in the form of a fish. 205.2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.5.18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.18.14) - [Next: 2.5.18.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.18.16) - [Up: 2.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.5.18.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.18.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.18.15) · Pramāṇa