The length and extent of the Earth: Description of Jambūdvīpa - Verse 20
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 15 · Verse 20
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Sanskrit Original
पीतश्च दक्षिणेनासौ तेन वैश्यत्वमिष्यते। भृङ्गपत्रनिभश्चापि पश्चिमेन समाचितः।।
pītaśca dakṣiṇenāsau tena vaiśyatvamiṣyate| bhṛṅgapatranibhaścāpi paścimena samācitaḥ||
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Sūta said: In the southern side it is yellow. So its Vaiśyatva (state of being a Vaiśya) is evident. In the West it is like the Bhṛṅgapatra (A kind of leaf black in colour) all round. Hence it has the state of Śūdra. Thus the colours are recounted (as well as the castes). Its nature through colour and magnitude has been explained.