Varaha Purana 39.11: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 11
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
कर्मकाण्डं चतुर्भेदं ब्राह्मणादिषु कीर्तितम् । तत्र वेदोक्तकर्माणि त्रयः कुर्वन्ति नित्यशः । त्रिशुश्रूषामथैकस्तु एषा वेदोदिता क्रिया ॥ ३९.११ ॥
karmakāṇḍaṃ caturbhedaṃ brāhmaṇādiṣu kīrtitam | tatra vedoktākarmāṇi trayaḥ kurvanti nityaśaḥ | triśuśrūṣām athaikaḥ tu eṣā vedoditā kriyā || 39.11 ||
Karma-kāṇḍa dinyatakan berempat ragam di antara golongan yang bermula dari Brāhmaṇa. Di sana tiga golongan senantiasa menjalankan tindakan yang diperintahkan Veda; sedangkan satu golongan berwatak melayani ketiga yang lain— inilah laku yang ditetapkan oleh Veda.
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It reflects a Purāṇic restatement of a fourfold social taxonomy and associates each group with distinct forms of Veda-related obligation, illustrating how later Sanskrit literature systematized ritual and social duties in dialogue form.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the passage is thematic, focusing on ritual classification and social duty rather than sacred geography.
The verse presents a normative framework in which Veda-enjoined actions include both performance of rites (for three groups) and a recognized form of service/attendance (for the fourth), emphasizing role-based responsibility rather than a single uniform duty.
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