Knowledge about the world - Verse 168
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 7 · Verse 168
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Sanskrit Original
संस्थित्यां सुकृतायां वै चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य तस्य तत। वर्णास्तु दंडभयतः स्वेस्वे वर्ण्ये व्यवस्थिताः। ततः स्थितेषु वर्णेषु स्थापयामास ह्याश्रमान।।
saṃsthityāṃ sukṛtāyāṃ vai cāturvarṇyasya tasya tat| varṇāstu daṃḍabhayataḥ svesve varṇye vyavasthitāḥ| tataḥ sthiteṣu varṇeṣu sthāpayāmāsa hyāśramān||
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Sūta said: When this mode of disciplined life of the four castes had been well-established, the people of the different castes strictly adhered to the duties of their respective castes because they were afraid of punishment otherwise. Then, after the castes had been established, he stabilised the stages of life.
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