The Righteous Duties of Castes and Stages in Life - Verse 88
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 2 · Verse 88
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Sanskrit Original
इत्येष भगवान ब्रह्मा स्त्रष्ट्वत्वे स व्यवस्थितः। अहं वै पालयामीदं संहरिष्यति शूलभृत।।
ityeṣa bhagavān brahmā straṣṭvatve sa vyavasthitaḥ| ahaṃ vai pālayāmīdaṃ saṃhariṣyati śūlabhṛt||
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In all the Vedas and Sdstras no fifth Asrama is mentioned. After creating Vamas (castes) and Asramas (stages of life) thus, the pure unsullied Lord of gods, the Soul of the universe, commanded Daksa and others, “All of you pocreate different species of beings.” At the instance of God Brahma, his sons Daksa and other excellent sages created the subjects beginning with gods and human beings. Thus, Lord Brahma engaged himself in the creative activity.