Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 23


Sanskrit:

यशस्विनो महाशीला: स्वाध्यायाध्ययने रता: ।आढ्या: कुटुम्बिनो हृष्टा वर्णा: क्षत्रद्विजोत्तरा: ॥ २३ ॥

ITRANS:

yaśasvino mahā-śīlāḥsvādhyāyādhyayane ratāḥāḍhyāḥ kuṭumbino hṛṣṭāvarṇāḥ kṣatra-dvijottarāḥ

Translation:

In the Dvāpara age people are interested in glory and are very noble. They devote themselves to the study of the Vedas, possess great opulence, support large families and enjoy life with vigor. Of the four classes, the kṣatriyas and brāhmaṇas are most numerous.

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