[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) › 82.16 # Matsyapurana 82.16 Matsyapurāṇa 82.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [82.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.82.16) evamāmantrya tāṃ dhenuṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet vidhānametaddhenūnāṃ sarvāsām abhipaṭhyate // > The guḍadhenu, thus invoked by the above prayer should be given away to the Brâhmaṇa. The same ritual is observed in giving away all sorts of cows.—16. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 82.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.82.15) - [Next: 82.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.82.17) - [Up: 82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.82) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.82.p9) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.82.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.82.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.82.16) · Pramāṇa