Thus were the four castes at first created equally by Brahman who ordained for all of them the observances described (in the Vedas). Cupidity alone brought about the fall of many, who were possessed by ignorance.
इत्येते चतुरो वर्णा येषां ब्राह्मी सरस्वती। विहिता ब्रह्मणा पूर्वं लोभात् त्वज्ञानतां गताः॥