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# Matsyapurana 55.29

Matsyapurāṇa 55.29

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [55.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.29)

naitadviśīlāya na dāmbhikāya kutarkaduṣṭāya vinindakāya  
prakāśanīyaṃ vratamindumauler yaścāpi nindāmadhikāṃ vidhatte //

> Nothing should be said about this sacred observance to a blasphemer, to a person of evil conduct, to a hypocrite, or to a false reasoner, for they are liable to profane it. Doing so, would lead to sin.—29.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.55.p14) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.55.29) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.54.29) — Sanskrit

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