Origin of the four castes; their primitive state - Verse 8
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 6.8
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Sanskrit Original
यज्ञैर आप्यायिता देवा वृष्ट्युत्सर्गेण वै प्रजाः आप्याययन्ते धर्मज्ञ यज्ञाः कल्याणहेतवः ।।
yajñair āpyāyitā devā vṛṣṭyutsargeṇa vai prajāḥ āpyāyayante dharmajña yajñāḥ kalyāṇahetavaḥ ||
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The gods, satisfied by sacrifices, indeed, cause the rain to fall, and the knowledgeable in dharma say that these sacrifices are for the welfare of all.