[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 12.2.8 # Bhagavatapurana 12.2.8 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12.2.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.8) brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṃ yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ / prajā hi lubdhai rājanyair nirghṛṇair dasyu-dharmabhiḥ // > 8. He, who among the four castes—Brahmana, Vaisya, Kshatriya and Sudra, might be the strongest, would become the ruler; > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 12.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.7) - [Next: 12.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.9) - [Up: 12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.12.2.p9) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.12.2.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṭoḍarānanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.todarananda.12.8) — Ṭoḍaramalla 1564, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.8) · Pramāṇa