Matsyapurana 16.15
Matsyapurāṇa 16.15
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- Sanskrit
16.15
parivittirniyuktātmā pramattonmattadāruṇāḥ
baiḍālī bakavṛttiśca dambhī devalakādayaḥ //
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.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation