[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) › 52.14 # Matsyapurana 52.14 Matsyapurāṇa 52.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [52.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52.14) svādhyāyairarcayeccarṣīn homairvidvānyathāvidhi pitṝñchrāddhair annadānair bhūtāni balikarmabhiḥ // > The learned, according to the prescribed rites, ought to (1) adore the Devas by performing sacrifices to the fire, (2) worship the Ṛiṣis by the recitation of the Vedas, (3) the Piṭris by Śrâddha offering, (4) the men by showing hospitality to guests, (5) honour all lower living creatures by scattering food for them on the ground, as described in Balikarma—14. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 52.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52.13) - [Next: 52.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52.15) - [Up: 52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.52.p12) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.52.14) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.51.14) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52.14) · Pramāṇa