Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/21/8

कर्मणा येन मेधावी शूद्रो वैश्यो हि जायते ॥ तत्ते वक्ष्यामि निखिलं येन वर्णोत्तमो भवेत् ॥ ८ ॥

sanskrit

I shall explain to you entirely that which gives a higher caste whereby an intelligent Śūdra becomes a Vaiśya.

english translation

karmaNA yena medhAvI zUdro vaizyo hi jAyate ॥ tatte vakSyAmi nikhilaM yena varNottamo bhavet ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/21/8

कर्मणा येन मेधावी शूद्रो वैश्यो हि जायते ॥ तत्ते वक्ष्यामि निखिलं येन वर्णोत्तमो भवेत् ॥ ८ ॥

sanskrit

I shall explain to you entirely that which gives a higher caste whereby an intelligent Śūdra becomes a Vaiśya.

english translation

karmaNA yena medhAvI zUdro vaizyo hi jAyate ॥ tatte vakSyAmi nikhilaM yena varNottamo bhavet ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript