Shanti Parva 60.26
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 60 · Verse 26
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Sanskrit Original
शूद्र एतान् परिचरेत् त्रीन् वर्णाननुपूर्वशः॥ संचयांश्च न कुर्वीत जातु शूद्रः कथंचन। पापीयान् हि धनं लब्ध्वा वशे कुर्याद् गरीयसः॥ राज्ञा वा समनुज्ञातः कामं कुर्वीत धार्मिकः।
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He should serve the three other classes according to their order of seniority. A Shudra should never amass riches, lest by them, he makes the members of the three superior orders obedient to him. By this he would incur sin. With the king's permission, however, a Shudra, for religious observances, may acquire wealth.