मानवसर्गः, चातुर्वर्ण्य-गुणकर्म, यज्ञ-प्रतिपादनम्, आश्रमधर्म-फल, नरकवर्णनम्
प्रजास् ता ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाश् चातुर्वर्ण्यव्यवस्थितौ सम्यक्छ्रद्धाः समाचारप्रवणा मुनिसत्तम
prajās tā brahmaṇā sṛṣṭāś cāturvarṇyavyavasthitau samyakchraddhāḥ samācārapravaṇā munisattama
تلك الخلائق خُلِقت على يد براهما، وأُقيمت على نحوٍ لائق ضمن نظام الفَرْنات الأربع. يا أفضل الحكماء، كانوا ذوي إيمانٍ قويم ومائلين إلى السلوك الحسن، يسيرون في انسجام مع انضباط الدharma.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
This verse presents the fourfold order as an early structuring principle of society after creation—meant to support dharma through disciplined roles and conduct.
He links harmony to two inner-outer pillars: correct faith (samyak-śraddhā) and devotion to proper conduct (samācāra), implying that order is sustained by ethics as much as by structure.
Even when Brahmā is named as creator, the Vishnu Purana’s broader frame treats such creation as operating under Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty—cosmic order and dharma ultimately rest in the Supreme Reality.