Shloka 11
कार्त्तिकेय-जन्मोपक्रमः
Prelude to the Birth of Kārttikeya/Skanda
शूद्रयोनौ हि जातस्य सद्गुणानुपतिष्ठत: । वैश्यत्वं लभते ब्रद्दन् क्षत्रियत्वं तथैव च,ब्रह्मन! शूद्रयोनिमें उत्पन्न मनुष्य भी यदि उत्तम गुणोंका आश्रय ले, तो वह वैश्य तथा क्षत्रियभावको प्राप्त कर लेता है
śūdrayonau hi jātasya sadguṇānupatiṣṭhataḥ | vaiśyatvaṃ labhate brāhman kṣatriyatvaṃ tathaiva ca ||
Охотник сказал: «О брахман, даже тот, кто рождён в лоне шудры (Śūdra), если он стойко взращивает и соблюдает благородные добродетели, может обрести положение вайшьи (Vaiśya) и так же — кшатрия (Kṣatriya).»
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that cultivated virtue (sadguṇa) and consistent ethical conduct can elevate a person’s recognized social standing; moral qualities are presented as a decisive criterion, not merely birth.
In the Vyādha’s instruction to a brāhmaṇa, he argues for a dharma-centered evaluation of people, asserting that one born as a Śūdra who practices noble virtues may attain the status associated with higher varṇas such as Vaiśya or Kṣatriya.