Thus among wives of all castes, they who belong to the samne caste with the husband are considered as the first. This is what was declared by the great Rishi Kashyapa the son of Marichi.
एवं जातिषु सर्वासु सवर्ण: श्रेष्ठतां गतः। महर्षिरपि चैतद् वै मारीचः काश्यपोऽब्रवीत्॥