[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) › 17.71 # Matsyapurana 17.71 Matsyapurāṇa 17.71 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.71) dānapradhānaḥ śūdraḥ syād ityāha bhagavānprabhuḥ dānena sarvakāmāptir asya saṃjāyate yataḥ // > For thus said the Lord Bhagavân :—Charity is the best thing for a Śûdra, by performing which he gains all his ends.—71. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 17.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.70) - [Next: 18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.18.1) - [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.p43) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.17.71) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.17.71) · Pramāṇa