Origin of the four castes; their primitive state - Verse 7
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 6.7
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Sanskrit Original
यज्ञनिष्पत्तये सर्वम एतद ब्रह्मा चकार वै चातुर्वर्ण्यं महाभाग यज्ञसाधनम उत्तमम ।।
yajñaniṣpattaye sarvam etad brahmā cakāra vai cāturvarṇyaṃ mahābhāga yajñasādhanam uttamam ||
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For the performance of sacrifices, Brahma created all this, O great being. The four varnas are the best means for the accomplishment of sacrifices.