Bhagavata Purana 5.1.14
Srimad Bhagavatam · 1 · Verse 14
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Sanskrit Original
यद्वाचि तन्त्यां गुणकर्मदामभि: सुदुस्तरैर्वत्स वयं सुयोजिता: । सर्वे वहामो बलिमीश्वराय प्रोता नसीव द्विपदे चतुष्पद: ॥ १४ ॥
yad-vāci tantyāṁ guṇa-karma-dāmabhiḥ sudustarair vatsa vayaṁ suyojitāḥ sarve vahāmo balim īśvarāya protā nasīva dvi-pade catuṣ-padaḥ
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My dear boy, all of us are bound by the Vedic injunctions to the divisions of varṇāśrama according to our qualities and work. These divisions are difficult to avoid because they are scientifically arranged. We must therefore carry out our duties of varṇāśrama-dharma, like bulls obliged to move according to the direction of a driver pulling on ropes knotted to their noses.