Āṅgirasasmṛti · Chapter 2.5

cāturvedyo vikalpī ce aṅgaviddharmapāṭhakaḥ /
trayaścāśramiṇo mukhyā parṣadeṣā daśāvarā //

caturṇāmapi vedānāṃ pāragā ye dvijottamāḥ /
svaiḥ svairaṅgairvināpyete cāturvedyā iti smṛtāḥ //

dharmamya parṣadaścaiva prāyaścittakramasya ca /
trayāṇāṃ yaḥ pramāṇajñaḥ sa vikalpī bhaveddvijaḥ //

śabde chandasi kalpe ca śikṣāyāṃ caiva niścayaḥ /
jyotiṣāmayane caiva sanirukte 'ṅgavidbhavet //

vedavidyāvratasnātaḥ kulaśīlasamanvitaḥ /
anekadharmaśāstrajñaḥ paṭhyate dharmapāṭhakaḥ //

brahmacaryāśramādūrdhvam āśramādvṛddha ucyate /
eṣāmeva tu vṛddhānāṃ ya ete saṃprakīrtitāḥ //

pariṣadbrāhmaṇānāṃ ca rājñāṃ sā dviguṇā smṛtā /
vaiśyānāṃ triguṇā caiva parṣadvacca vrataṃ smṛtam //

brāhmaṇo brāhmaṇānāṃ tu kṣatriyāṇāṃ tu pāṭhakaḥ /
vaiśyānāṃ caiva yo praṣṭā ta eva vratadāḥ smṛtāḥ //

aguruḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ tu vaiśyānāṃ cāpyayājakaḥ /
prāyaścittaṃ samādiśya taptakṛcchraṃ samācaret //

evamuddiśya varṇeṣu kṣatriyādiṣu darśanam /
pravṛttānāṃ tu vakṣyāmi prāyaścittamanuttamam //

śūdraḥ kālena śudhyeta gobrāhmaṇahite rataḥ /
dānairvāpyupavāsairvā dvijaśuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ //

api vā mārgamālambya kṣatradharmeṣu tiṣṭhataḥ /
antarā brāhmaṇaṃ kṛtvā tato 'sya vratamādiśet //

tasmācchūdraṃ samāsādya tathā dharmapathe sthitaḥ /
prāyaścittaṃ pradātavyaṃ dharmavedavivarjitam //

āpanno yena vā dharmo vrataṃ vā yena tuṣyati /
brāhmaṇānāṃ prasādena saṃtāryaḥ sarva eva hi //