[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) › 17.53 # Matsyapurana 17.53 Matsyapurāṇa 17.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.53) dattvāśīḥ pratigṛhṇīyād dvijebhyaḥ prāṅmukho budhaḥ aghorāḥ pitaraḥ santu santvityuktaḥ punar dvijaiḥ // > There should be no niggardliness in the giving of Dakṣiṇâ, and to please the Pitṛis the worshipper should ask the Brâhmaṇas to do Swadhâ-Vâchana. Water should be put in the hands of the Brâhmaṇas after viśvadeva ceremony and the worshipper should receive the blessings of the Brâhmaṇas by facing himself towards the East. He should first say "\*Aghôrâḥ Pitaraḥ Santu\*," ("let the pitris be auspicious"), in reply to which the Brâhmaṇas should say "\*Santu\*" "(let it be so)".—52-53. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 17.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.52) - [Next: 17.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.54) - [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.p29) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.17.53) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.9.176) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Śrāddhakaumudī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.sraddha.mithila_bengal.sraddhakaumudi.5.p111) — Govindānanda 1500, Sanskrit - [Nirṇayasindhu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.nirnaya.nirnayasindhu.62.2-3) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa 1612, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.53) · Pramāṇa