Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
यो यस्य हीनो वर्णेन स चाष्टादशमो नरः । सर्वासां प्रकृतीनां च उत्तमा मध्यमाः समाः
yo yasya hīno varṇena sa cāṣṭādaśamo naraḥ | sarvāsāṃ prakṛtīnāṃ ca uttamā madhyamāḥ samāḥ
ಯಾರು ಯಾರ ವರ್ಣದಿಂದ ಹೀನನಾಗಿರುವನೋ, ಅವನು ಈ ಗಣನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಷ್ಟಾದಶಮ ಪುರುಷನೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಉತ್ತಮ’ ಹಾಗೂ ‘ಮಧ್ಯಮ’ ಇವು ಈ ವಿಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಾನವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ.
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Scene: A seated ācārya or dharma-vaktā gestures to a palm-leaf chart showing graded categories of people, with listeners from varied occupations seated respectfully in rows.
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