Shiva Purana

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तदलाभे यथालाभं धारणीयमदूषितम् ॥ तत्रापि नोत्तरं नीचैर्धार्यं नीचमथोत्तरैः ॥ ३७ ॥

If the excellent bead is not available whatever is available shall be used for wearing. But it shall not be defective. The lower caste men shall not wear the bead intended for the higher caste. The higher caste men can wear the other types too.

english translation

tadalAbhe yathAlAbhaM dhAraNIyamadUSitam ॥ tatrApi nottaraM nIcairdhAryaM nIcamathottaraiH ॥ 37 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript