Shloka 10
Adhyāya 189: Japa—Inquiry into the Jāpaka, Method
Vidhi), and Fruit (Phala
भगुरुवाच न विशेषो<स्ति वर्णानां सर्व ब्राह्ममिदं जगत् । ब्रह्मणा पूर्वसृष्ट हि कर्मभिर्वर्णतां गतम्
bhagur uvāca na viśeṣo 'sti varṇānāṃ sarvaṃ brāhmam idaṃ jagat | brahmaṇā pūrvasṛṣṭaṃ hi karmabhir varṇatāṃ gatam ||
ພະຄຸ (Bhagu) ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໃນການເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ ບໍ່ມີຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງໃດໆລະຫວ່າງວັນນະ. ເພາະໂລກທັງປວງນີ້ຖືກສ້າງຂຶ້ນກ່ອນໂດຍພຣະພຣະຫມາ (Brahmā), ມັນຈຶ່ງເປັນດັ່ງພຣະພຣະຫມັນ (Brahman) ໂດຍສະພາບ. ຕໍ່ມາ ເນື່ອງຈາກຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍຂອງກຳ ແລະ ໜ້າທີ່ການງານ, ຈຶ່ງເກີດການແບ່ງວັນນະຕ່າງໆ.”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
That varṇa distinctions are not primordial or inherent; the world is originally one in essence, and later social classifications arise from karma—people’s actions, roles, and conduct—rather than an absolute original separation.
In a didactic dialogue within Śānti Parva, Bhagu explains an origin account of varṇa: initially there was no differentiation, but as beings engaged in different kinds of work and behavior, society came to describe them in distinct varṇa categories.