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vaisyah sudras tathaiva ca
In Srimad Bhagavatam (9.2.16-17) we find that the dynasty of Maharaja Dhrsta also became
brahmanas —
dhstad dharstam abhut ksatram
brahma-bhuyam gatam ksitau
"From Dhrsta came the dynasty called Dharsta, whose members achieved the position of brahmanas in
this world."
Also in the Bhagavatam (9.2.22) we see the example of Maharaja Agnivesya, the son of Devadatta, who
began a race of brahmanas —
tato brahma-kulam jatam
agnivesyayanam nrpa
"O King, from Agnivesya came a brahminical dynasty known as Ägnivesyayana."
Other examples are Jahnu Muni, who was born as the son of Hotra in the Lunar Dynasty (SB 9.15.1-4);
in the dynasty of Maharaja Puru, Kanva Rsi was born and from him the sage Medhatithi who began the
Praskanna brahmana line (SB 9.20.1-7); Gargya, the son of King Sini, began a generation of
brahmanas; Trayyaruni, Kavi and Puskararuni, the three sons of Maharaja Duritaksaya, became
brahmanas; the descendants of Ajamidha headed by Priyamedha all achieved the position of
brahmanas, and in their family the great sage Mudgala of the Maudgalya brahmanas was born: of the
hundred sons of Rsabhadeva, eighty-one of them became brahmanas (SB 5.4.13); Nabhaga and the
son of Dista, although born as vaisyas, became brahmanas 3; Maharaja Bali begot five ksatriya sons,
and also had sons who founded brahmana dynasties (Hari-vamsa 31.33-35). Other great personalities
such as Vasistha, Gautama, Agastya, and Rsyasrnga were not brahmanas by ordinary standards, yet
who will doubt their qualification and that of their descendants?
Another supporting evidence is found in Srimad Bhagavatam (7.11.35) -
yasya yal laksanam proktam
pumso varnabhivyanjakam
yad anyatrapi drsyeta
tat tenaiva vinirdiset
"If one shows the symptoms of being a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya or sudra, as described above, even if
he has appeared in a different class, he should be accepted according to those symptoms of
classification." (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.11.35)
Sri Lomasa Rsi in the Itihasa Samucchaya states -
sudram va bhagavad bhaktam
nisadam svapacam tatha
viksatam jati samanyat
sa yati narakam dhruvam
"A Vaisnava, even if he is born in a sudra, dogeater or even lower class family than that, if somebody
sees such a devotee in bad behavior (due to being born in that kind of family), he is certainly said to be
going to hell." (Itihasa Samucchaya)