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The Dhaarmik Traditions - Indic Studies Foundation

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etymology of the word Sudra as well; it just emerges suddenly in the Purusa<br />

Suktam of Rig veda. <strong>The</strong> numerical strength of this varna is also not clear from the<br />

Vedic corpus as tasks attributed to Shudras later are done by Vaisyas in the era<br />

represented by these texts.<br />

Bhagavan Sri Krishna takes responsibility for the creation of the 4 Varnas according<br />

to a person’s relative mix of GuNAs<br />

catuvR{y¡ mya s&ò< gu[kmRiv-agz> ।<br />

tSy ktaRrmip ma< ivÏ(ktaRrmVyym! ।। 4,13<br />

,<br />

Chaturvarnyam maya srshtamGuna karma vibhagha saha I<br />

Tasya kartAramapimAm, VdyakartAram avyayam II<br />

catuvR{yRm! - carae< v[R - the fourfold caste<br />

mya - mere Öara - by me<br />

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