Shiva Purana

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विप्रे गौरा स्मृता शोणा बाहुजे पीतवर्णका । वैश्ये कृष्णा पादजाते ह्यथवा यत्र या भवेत् ७ ।

sanskrit

White clay is to be used by a brahmin; red clay by a Kṣatriya; yellow clay by a Vaiśya and black clay by a Sūdra. Anything available shall be used if the specified clay is not found.

english translation

vipre gaurA smRtA zoNA bAhuje pItavarNakA | vaizye kRSNA pAdajAte hyathavA yatra yA bhavet 7 |

hk transliteration