Matsyapurana 41.11

41.11

*yayātiruvāca
nāsmadvidho 'brāhmaṇo brahmavicca pratigrahe vartate rājamukhya
yathā pradeyaṃ satataṃ dvijebhyas tadā dade pūrvam ahaṃ narendra //

Yayâti.—"King! A Non-Brâhmaṇa, versed in the Vedas like myself, cannot accept any charity. I have also given away alms in my former days, as is always given to Brâhmaṇas daily. Excepting a Brâhmaṇa, no one of any other caste, howsoever poor he may be, can accept the offerings of charity. Even, the wife of a Brâhmaṇa, having a valiant husband, does not accept alms. On these considerations, how can I persuade myself to do a thing which I never did before, and accept your gift."—11-12.