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# Matsyapurana 71.16

Matsyapurāṇa 71.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [71.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.71.16)

tatropaviśya dāmpatyam alaṃkṛtya vidhānataḥ  
patnyāstu bhājanaṃ dadyād bhakṣyabhojyasamanvitam //

> At the time of giving away the bedstead, the Brâhmaṇa, along with his wife, should be seated on it, and the former should be given a vessel, full of nice eatables.—15.  
> — 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.71.p13) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.71.16) — English, machine translation

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