Mahabharata 4.50.6 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 50, Shloka 6
अध्याय ५०: उत्तरेण सह अर्जुनस्य रथप्रयाणे ध्वजचिह्नैः कौरवसेनानिर्देशः
Arjuna directs Uttara by identifying Kaurava commanders through banners
वैश्यो5धिगम्य वित्तानि ब्रह्मुकर्माणि कारयेत् । शूद्र: शुश्रूषणं कुर्यात् त्रिषु वर्णेषु नित्यश: । वन्दनायोगविधिभिर्वैतसीं वृत्तिमास्थित:
kṛpa uvāca | vaiśyo ’dhigamya vittāni brāhma-karmāṇi kārayet | śūdraḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṃ kuryāt triṣu varṇeṣu nityaśaḥ | vandanāyoga-vidhibhir vaitasīṃ vṛttim āsthitaḥ |
ກຣິປະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃຫ້ໄວສະຍະ ເມື່ອຫາຊັບໄດ້ແລ້ວ ຈົ່ງຈັດໃຫ້ພຣາຫມັນປະກອບພິທີກຳທີ່ພຣະເວດບັນຍັດ. ໃຫ້ຊູດຣະ ປະພຶດການຮັບໃຊ້ຢ່າງສະເໝີຕໍ່ວັນນະສູງສາມ. ໂດຍຮັບເອົາວິຖີ ‘ໄວຕະສີ’—ອ່ອນນ້ອມ ແລະຍືດຫຍຸ່ນດັ່ງຕົ້ນອ້ອຍ/ຫວາຍ—ເຂົາຄວນດ້ວຍການກ່າວຄໍານົບນ້ອມ ແລະການນາບນ້ອມຕາມລະບຽບ ຢູ່ໃກ້ພວກເຂົາ ແລະຮັບໃຊ້ຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ»។
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The verse outlines role-based dharma: the Vaiśya supports Vedic social-religious order by generating wealth and sponsoring Brahmin-performed rites, while the Śūdra’s dharma is steady service marked by humility, respectful conduct, and obedience toward the three higher varṇas.
Kṛpa is speaking and articulating normative social duties (varṇa-dharma), describing how different social orders should act—especially emphasizing the Vaiśya’s economic support of ritual life and the Śūdra’s continual service with ‘vaitasī’ (cane-like) humility.
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