[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) › 83.37 # Matsyapurana 83.37 Matsyapurāṇa 83.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [83.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.37) gāśca dadyāccaturviṃśat yathavā daśa nārada nava sapta tathāṣṭau vā pañca dadyād aśaktimān // > Nine, eight, seven, five or even one milch cow should be given away to the preceptor (guru), according to the means of the devotee.—37. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 83.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.36) - [Next: 83.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.38) - [Up: 83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.83.p19) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.83.37) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Dānasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.danasagara.38.38) — Ballālasena, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.37) · Pramāṇa