CC Madhya 22.27
Bengali
মুখবাহূরুপাদেভ্যঃ পুরুষস্যাশ্রমৈঃ সহ ।
চত্বারো জজ্ঞিরে বর্ণা গুণৈর্বিপ্রাদয়ঃ পৃথক্ ॥ ২৭ ॥
চত্বারো জজ্ঞিরে বর্ণা গুণৈর্বিপ্রাদয়ঃ পৃথক্ ॥ ২৭ ॥
Verse text
mukha-bāhūru-pādebhyaḥ
puruṣasyāśramaiḥ saha
catvāro jajñire varṇā
guṇair viprādayaḥ pṛthak
puruṣasyāśramaiḥ saha
catvāro jajñire varṇā
guṇair viprādayaḥ pṛthak
Synonyms
mukha — the mouth; bāhu — the arms; ūru — the thighs; pādebhyaḥ — from the legs; puruṣasya — of the Supreme Person; āśramaiḥ — the different spiritual orders; saha — with; catvāraḥ — the four; jajñire — appeared; varṇāḥ — social orders; guṇaiḥ — with particular qualifications; vipra-ādayaḥ — brāhmaṇas and so on; pṛthak — separately.
Translation
“ ‘From the mouth of Brahmā, the brahminical order has come into existence. Similarly, from his arms the kṣatriyas have come, from his waist the vaiśyas have come, and from his legs the śūdras have come. These four orders and their spiritual counterparts [brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa] combine to make human society complete.