[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) › 17.13 # Matsyapurana 17.13 Matsyapurāṇa 17.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.13) śīlavṛttaguṇopetān vayorūpasamanvitān dvau daive trīṃstathā pitrya ekaikamubhayatra vā // > The Brâhmaṇas invited to the feast should be well behaved, of good deeds and habits, young and good-looking. Two Brâhmaṇas should be invited at Daiva-Sraddha and three at the Pitriya Śrâddhâ feast, or only one may be invited on each occasion.--13. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 17.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.12) - [Next: 17.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.14) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.17.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.17.13) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c73.t1.69) — P. V. Kane, English - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.16.13) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.13) · Pramāṇa