From His mouth, O monarch, He created, the Regenerate, from His arms the Kshatriya, from His thighs the Vaishyas and from His legs the Shudras.
मुखतः सोऽसृजद् विप्रान् बाहुभ्यां क्षत्रियांस्तथा॥ वैश्यांश्चाप्यूस्तो राजशूद्रान् वै पादतस्तथा।