[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) › 70.44 # Matsyapurana 70.44 Matsyapurāṇa 70.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [70.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.44) yatheṣṭāhārayuktaṃ vai tameva dvijasattamam ratyarthaṃ kāmadevo 'yam iti citte 'vadhārya tam // > That Brâhmaṇa should be well fed and be devoutly looked upon as cupid, for the sake of sexual enjoyment.—44. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 70.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.43) - [Next: 70.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.45) - [Up: 70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.70.p14) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.70.44) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.22.20) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.44) · Pramāṇa