[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) › 17.44 # Matsyapurana 17.44 Matsyapurāṇa 17.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.44) asaṃskṛtapramītānāṃ tyaktānāṃ kulayoṣitām ucchiṣṭabhāgadheyaḥ syād darbhe vikirayośca yaḥ // > those beings that have not been cremated in my faimly, may feel satisfied by the Vikira rite and attain emancipation. Those who have no father or mother, no brother, no clansman to offer them food, may feel satisfied with the food offered in the Vikira rite and attain peace. Those who were not invested with the sacred thread, those women discarded by their kinsmen, may feel satisfied with the food offered in Vikira.—42-44. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 17.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.43) - [Next: 17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.45) - [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.p21) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.17.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.44) · Pramāṇa