Kalpadrumāvadānamālā · Verses 241-260

tathā ca kalpyate loka bodhārtham iti tīrthikaiḥ
svayaṃbhūdehasaṃbhūtaṃ cāturvarṇyam idaṃ khalu //

mukhato brāhmaṇo jāto bāhubhyāṃ kṣatriyaḥ smṛtaḥ
ūrubhyāṃ saṃbhavo vaiśyaḥ padbhyāṃ śūdraḥ samudbhavaḥ //

tathā ced dhi bhaved doṣo dharmeṣu varṇavādinām*
agamyagamanāc caivaṃ kathaṃ dharmaviśuddhitā //

yadi vipro mukhāj jāto brāhmaṇī kutra saṃbhavā
brāhmaṇy api mukhāj jātā svasā bhāryā kathaṃ nanu //

tathā ca kṣatriyā jātā bāhubhyām eva cet tathā
kṣatriyasya bhaved bhāryā kṣatriyā bhaginī khalu //

vaiśyāpi hi tathā caivam ūrubhyām eva saṃbhavā
vaiśyasyāpi bhaved bhāryā vaiśyā tu bhaginī viśaḥ //

padbhyāṃ jāto yathā śūdraḥ śūdrī cāpi tathodbhavā
śūdrasyāpi bhaved bhāryā śūdrī hi bhaginī khalu //

na yuktā bhaginī bhāryā tathā dharmaḥ kathaṃ bhavet*
agamyagamanāc caivam adharma eva saṃbhavet* //

tato 'tyantaviruddhaṃ syād brahmajā brāhmaṇā yadi
dharmakriyāviśeṣāt tu varṇāvasthāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ //

bhārate 'pi tathā caivaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
vaiśampāyanam āgamya prāñjaliḥ paryapṛcchata //

ke te ye brāhmaṇāḥ proktāḥ kiṃ vā brāhmaṇalakṣaṇam*
etad icchāmi bho jñātuṃ tadbhavān vyākarotu me //

iti śrutvā mahāvijño vaiśampāyana ādarāt*
pratyuvāceti kaunteya śṛṇu tat kathyate mayā //

kṣāntyādibhir guṇair yuktas tyaktadaṇḍo nirāmiṣaḥ
na hanti sarvabhūtāni prathamaṃ brāhmalakṣaṇam* //

yadā sarvaparadravyaṃ pathi vā yadi vā gṛhe
adattaṃ naiva gṛhṇāti dvitīyaṃ brāhmalakṣaṇam* //

tyaktakrūrasvabhāvas tu nirmamo niḥparigrahaḥ
muktaś carati yo nityaṃ tṛtīyaṃ brāhmalakṣaṇam* //

devamanuṣyanārīṇāṃ tiryagyonigateṣv api
maithunaṃ hi sadā tyaktaṃ caturthaṃ brāhmalakṣaṇam* //

satyaṃ śaucaṃ dayā śaucaṃ śaucam indriyanigrahaḥ
sarvabhūtadayā śaucaṃ tapaḥ śaucaṃ ca pañcamam* //

pañcalakṣaṇasaṃpanna īdṛśo yo bhaved dvijaḥ
tam ahaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ brūyāṃ śeṣāḥ śudrā yudhiṣṭhira //

na kulena na jātyā ca kriyābhir brāhmaṇo na ca
cāṇḍālo 'pi hi vṛttastho brāhmaṇaḥ sa yudhiṣṭhira //

ahiṃsā brahmacaryaṃ ca viśuddhātmāparigrahaḥ
phaleṣv anabhilipsātha brāhmaṇaḥ syād yudhiṣṭhira //