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# Matsyapurana 16.45

Matsyapurāṇa 16.45

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.45)

varṇayanbhojayedannaṃ miṣṭaṃ pūtaṃ ca sarvadā  
varjayetkrodhaparatāṃ smarannārāyaṇaṃ harim //

> At the time of feasting the invited guests, the host should enquire whether they relish the food. He should on no account be in angry mood. He should concentrate his mind on Nârâyana Hari.—45.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.16.p24) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.16.45) — English, machine translation

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