Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance
ब्राह्मणं ते मुखं प्राहुर्बाहुं क्षत्रियमेव च । ऊरुजं वैश्यमाहुस्ते पादजं शूद्रमेव च
brāhmaṇaṃ te mukhaṃ prāhurbāhuṃ kṣatriyameva ca | ūrujaṃ vaiśyamāhuste pādajaṃ śūdrameva ca
人们宣说：你的口为婆罗门，你的臂为刹帝利；你的股为吠舍，你的足为首陀罗——以此描绘四姓皆出自你的宇宙之身，在同一神圣整体中分担不同职分。
Unspecified in the isolated citation (the verse reports a traditional saying: 'they declare...')
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
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The verse closely echoes the well-known Vedic motif (especially the Puruṣa-sūkta) that maps social orders onto a cosmic body—mouth, arms, thighs, and feet—thereby presenting society as an integrated organism. In Purāṇic contexts, this imagery is often used philosophically to emphasize functional interdependence and a shared sacred source, even while reflecting historical social classifications.