Pururavas said Whence has the Brahmana originated and whence the three other orders? Why also has the Brahmana become the foremost? You should tell me all this.
पुरूरवा उवाच कुत:स्विद् ब्राह्मणो जातो वर्णाश्चापि कुतस्त्रयः। कस्माच्च भवति श्रेष्ठस्तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि॥