Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
यन्मु खाद्ब्राह्यणो जातो बाहुभ्यां क्षत्रियोऽजनि । ऊर्वोर्वैश्यः समुत्पन्नः पद्यां शूद्रोऽभ्यजायत ॥ ३३ ॥
yanmu khādbrāhyaṇo jāto bāhubhyāṃ kṣatriyo'jani | ūrvorvaiśyaḥ samutpannaḥ padyāṃ śūdro'bhyajāyata || 33 ||
তেওঁৰ মুখৰ পৰা ব্ৰাহ্মণ জন্মিল, বাহুৰ পৰা ক্ষত্ৰিয় উদ্ভৱ হ’ল। ঊৰুৰ পৰা বৈশ্য উৎপন্ন হ’ল, আৰু পদৰ পৰা শূদ্ৰ জন্মিল।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It presents society as arising from the one Cosmic Person, implying that all roles are part of a single sacred order and should function in harmony as an offering to dharma.
By grounding all human duties in the Divine source, it supports the bhakti view that one’s rightful work (svadharma) becomes spiritually fruitful when performed in remembrance of and dedication to the Supreme.
It most directly supports Dharma-śāstra application (right conduct by social function); it is not a technical Vedanga passage like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, but it frames how duties are classified for ritual and conduct.