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Matsyapurana 16.14

Matsyapurāṇa 16.14

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Sanskrit

16.14

patito 'bhiśastaḥ klībaḥ piśunavyaṅgarogiṇaḥ
kunakhī śyāvadantaśca kuṇḍagolāśvapālakāḥ //

The fallen, the cursed, eunuchs, backbiters, those deformed by disease, those having deformed nails, those having yellow teeth, bastards, bastards of widows, horse-tamers, offspring of a younger brother married before an elder brother, those who offer themselves for service, those addicted to drunkenness, mad men, the hard-hearted, cheats, swindlers, the conceited, temple priests, the ungrateful, the atheist, inhabitants of a Mlechha country (Non-aryans), Triśaṅkus, of Barbara, and of Dravavîta, Draviḍa, of Koṅkana, and the Liṅgis (having prominent sectarian marks), should, under no circumstances, be invited to śrâddha feast.—14-17.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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