Bhagavata Purana 7.11.17
Srimad Bhagavatam · 11 · Verse 17
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Sanskrit Original
जघन्यो नोत्तमां वृत्तिमनापदि भजेन्नर: । ऋते राजन्यमापत्सु सर्वेषामपि सर्वश: ॥ १७ ॥
jaghanyo nottamāṁ vṛttim anāpadi bhajen naraḥ ṛte rājanyam āpatsu sarveṣām api sarvaśaḥ
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Except in a time of emergency, lower persons should not accept the occupational duties of those who are higher. When there is such an emergency, of course, everyone but the kṣatriya may accept the means of livelihood of others.