Origin of the four castes; their primitive state - Verse 24
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 6.24
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Sanskrit Original
व्रीहयः सयवा माषा गोधूमा अणवस तिलाः प्रियंगुसप्तमा ह्य एता अष्टमास तु कुलत्थकाः ।।
vrīhayaḥ sayavā māṣā godhūmā aṇavas tilāḥ priyaṃgusaptamā hy etā aṣṭamās tu kulatthakāḥ ||
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Rice, barley, māṣa, wheat, lentils, and the noble priyaṅgu are these, and the kulattha is the eighth among them.