Parashara said It is as you say, O king! The offspring begotten by one is none else than the begetter himself. Because men have deviated from penance, this distribution into classes of different colours has taken place. When the soil and the seed is good, the offspring produced become meritorious. If, however, the soil and seed are inferior, the offspring that will be born will be inferior.
पराशर उवाच एवमेतन्महाराज येन जातः स एव सः। तपसस्त्वपकर्षेण जातिग्रहणतां गतः॥ सुक्षेत्राच्च सुबीजाच्च पुण्यो भवति सम्भवः। अतोऽन्यतरतो हीनादवरो नाम जायते॥