[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) › 69.44 # Matsyapurana 69.44 Matsyapurāṇa 69.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [69.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.44) rudrajāpaścaturbhiśca yajurvedaparāyaṇaiḥ vaiṣṇavāni tu sāmāni caturaḥ sāmavedinaḥ ariṣṭavargasahitāny abhitaḥ paripāṭhayet // > Four Brâhmaṇas, well up in the Yajurveda, should recite the mantra sacred to Rudra. Another group of four Brâhmaṇas, versed in the Sâmaveda, should be asked to chant the hymns of the Sâmaveda, sacred to Viṣṇu, along with Ariṣṭa hymns.—44. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 69.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.43) - [Next: 69.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.45) - [Up: 69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.69.p26) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.69.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.44) · Pramāṇa