[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) › 17.51 # Matsyapurana 17.51 Matsyapurāṇa 17.51 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.51) gobhūhiraṇyavāsāṃsi bhavyāni śayanāni ca dadyādyadiṣṭaṃ viprāṇām ātmanaḥ pitureva ca // > The worshipper should give away cows, land, gold, clothes liked by the Brâhmaṇas, appreciated by the Pitṛis and appealing to the worshipper's own fancy.—51. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 17.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.50) - [Next: 17.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.52) - [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.p28) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.17.51) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.9.174) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Smṛticandrikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrticandrika.19.p41) — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Śrāddhacandrikā (Divākarabhaṭṭa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.sraddha.sraddhacandrika.2.p93) — Divākarabhaṭṭa 1655, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.51) · Pramāṇa