[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) › 16.16 # Matsyapurana 16.16 Matsyapurāṇa 16.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.16) kṛtaghnānnāstikāṃs tadvan mlecchadeśanivāsinaḥ triśaṅkur barbaradrāvavītadraviḍakoṅkaṇān // > 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 - [Previous: 16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.15) - [Next: 16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.17) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.16.p5) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.16.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.16) · Pramāṇa