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Matsyapurana 72.35

Matsyapurāṇa 72.35

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72.35

samastayajñāya jitendriyāya pātrāya śīlānvayasaṃyutāya
dātavyametatsakalaṃ dvijāya kuṭumbine naiva tu dāmbhikāya
samarpayedvipravarāya bhaktyā kṛtāñjaliḥ pūrvamudīrya mantram //

Afterwards, all that should be given away in charity to a Brâhmaṇa, who is versed in the sacrificial rites, is able to restrain his passions, is calm and modest, is well-born and has large family. It should never be given to a Brâhmaṇa, who is a hypocrite. Then the devotee should recite the following mantras, with his hands folded.—35.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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