Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.17.13

vipra-kshatriya-vit-śūdrā

mukha-bāhūru-pāda-jāh

vairājāt purushāj jātā

ya ātmācāra-lakshanāh

SYNONYMS

vipra — brāhmanas; kshatriya — kshatriyas, the martial class; vit — vaiśyas, mercantile men; śūdrāh — śūdras, workers; mukha — from the mouth; bāhu — arms; ūru — thighs; pāda — and legs; jāh — born; vairājāt — from the universal form; purushāt — from the Personality of Godhead; jātāh — generated; ye — who; ātma — personal; ācāra — by activities; lakshanāh — recognized.

TRANSLATION

In Tretā-yuga the four social orders were manifested from the universal form of the Personality of Godhead. The brāhmanas appeared from the Lord's face, the kshatriyas from the Lord's arms, the vaiśyas from the Lord's thighs and the śūdras from the legs of that mighty form. Each social division was recognized by its particular duties and behavior.

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