Shiva Purana

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।। व्यास उवाच ।। ब्राह्मणत्वं हि दुष्प्राप्यं निसर्गाद्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ।। ईश्वरस्य मुखात्क्षत्रं बाहुभ्यामूरुतो विशः ।। १ ।।

sanskrit

Vyasa said:- Being a Brahmin is difficult to attain and one should be a Brahmin by nature. From the mouth of the lord enter the kṣatriyas with your arms and thighs

english translation

|| vyAsa uvAca || brAhmaNatvaM hi duSprApyaM nisargAdbrAhmaNo bhavet || Izvarasya mukhAtkSatraM bAhubhyAmUruto vizaH || 1 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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पद्भ्यां शूद्रस्समुत्पन्न इति तस्य मुखाच्छ्रुतिः ।। किमु स्थितिमधःस्थानादाप्नुवन्ति ह्यतो वद ।। २ ।।

sanskrit

It is said from his mouth that a śūdra was born from his feet What position do they attain from the lower positions, therefore tell me.

english translation

padbhyAM zUdrassamutpanna iti tasya mukhAcchrutiH || kimu sthitimadhaHsthAnAdApnuvanti hyato vada || 2 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। दुष्कृतेन तु कालेय स्थानाद्भ्रश्यन्ति मानवाः ।। श्रेष्ठं स्थानं समासाद्य तस्माद्रक्षेत पण्डितः ।। ३ ।।

sanskrit

Sanatkumāra said:— O Kāleya, men fall off their status due to evil deeds. Hence, after attaining the high status, the learned man shall preserve it.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca || duSkRtena tu kAleya sthAnAdbhrazyanti mAnavAH || zreSThaM sthAnaM samAsAdya tasmAdrakSeta paNDitaH || 3 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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यस्तु विप्रत्वमुत्सृज्य क्षत्रयोन्यां प्रसूयते ।। ब्राह्मण्यात्स परिभ्रष्टः क्षत्रियत्वं निषेवते ।। ४।।

sanskrit

He who forsakes brahminhood and is born as a Kṣatriya falls off the status of a brahmin and assumes the status of a Kṣatriya.

english translation

yastu vipratvamutsRjya kSatrayonyAM prasUyate || brAhmaNyAtsa paribhraSTaH kSatriyatvaM niSevate || 4||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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अधर्मसेवनान्मूढस्तथैव परिवर्तते ।। जन्मान्तरसहस्राणि तमस्याविशते यतः ।। ५।।

sanskrit

Due to his resorting to evil, the foolish fellow goes on changing thus. He takes thousands of births and plunges himself into gloom.

english translation

adharmasevanAnmUDhastathaiva parivartate || janmAntarasahasrANi tamasyAvizate yataH || 5||

hk transliteration by Sanscript