[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) › 95.30 # Matsyapurana 95.30 Matsyapurāṇa 95.30 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [95.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.95.30) jyeṣṭhasāmavide deyaṃ navakavratine kvacit guṇajñe śrotriye dadyād ācārye tattvavedini // > It is best to give it to one acquainted with Sâmaveda: it should never and on no account be given to a hypocrite. Only one versed in the Vedas, knowing the Vedic principles, is fit to receive such an offering.—29. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 95.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.95.29) - [Next: 95.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.95.31) - [Up: 95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.95) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.95.p15) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.95.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.95.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.95.30) · Pramāṇa