It is from Truth that all creatures have originated. Truth is the universe of being. It is for this that Brahmanas who are always devoted to Yoga, who have got over anger and sorrow, and who always consider Religion as the causeway, take refuge in Truth. I shall now speak of those Brahmanas who are controlled by one another and endued with knowledge, of the orders, and of those who belong to the four modes of life.
सत्याद् भूतानि जातानि सत्यं भूतमयं जगत्॥ तस्मात् सत्यमया विप्रा नित्यं योगपरायणाः। अतीतक्रोधसंतापा नियता धर्मसेविन:॥ अन्योन्यनियतान् वैद्यान् धर्मसेतुप्रवर्तकान्। तानहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि शाश्वताल्लोकभावनान्॥ चातुर्विद्यं तथा वर्णाश्चातुराश्रमिकान् पृथक्।