Origin of the four castes; their primitive state - Verse 4
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 6.4
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Sanskrit Original
वक्षसो रजसोद्रिक्तास तथान्या ब्रह्मणो ऽभवन रजसा तमसा चैव समुद्रिक्तास तथोरुतः ।।
vakṣaso rajasodriktās tathānyā brahmaṇo 'bhavan rajasā tamasā caiva samudriktās tathorutaḥ ||
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From the chest, those endowed with rajas (passion) were born, and from the same Brahman, others were born, endowed with rajas and tamas (ignorance).
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