[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) › 41.11 # Matsyapurana 41.11 Matsyapurāṇa 41.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [41.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.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. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 41.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.10) - [Next: 41.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.12) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.41.p9) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.41.11) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.87.11) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.11) · Pramāṇa