Origin of the four castes; their primitive state - Verse 15
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 6.15
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Sanskrit Original
अधर्मबीजम उद्भूतं तमोलोभसमुद्भवम प्रजासु तासु मैत्रेय रागादिकम असाधकम ।।
adharmabījam udbhūtaṃ tamolobhasamudbhavam prajāsu tāsu maitreya rāgādikam asādhakam ||
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The seed of unrighteousness has arisen, born of darkness and greed; among these beings, O Maitreya, the passions and such are unhelpful.