[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) › 16.43 # Matsyapurana 16.43 Matsyapurāṇa 16.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.43) yasmādannāddhṛtā mātrā bhakṣayanti dvijātayaḥ anvāhāryakam ityuktaṃ tasmāttaccandrasaṃkṣaye // > Because the twice-born eat the particles from the rice-balls on the occasion of the Amâvasya feast, it is called Anvâhârya.—43. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 16.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.42) - [Next: 16.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.44) - [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.p21) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.16.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.43) · Pramāṇa