[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 2.6.21 # Garudapurana 2.6.21 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.6.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.6.21) pītavarṇo bhavedvaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ smṛto budhaiḥ / yathāvarṇaṃ samuddiṣṭo varṇeṣu brāhmaṇādiṣu // > a yellow-colored one belongs to a vaiśya, and a black one is remembered by the wise for a śūdra; / \[each\] is prescribed according to caste, among the castes beginning with brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.6.20) - [Next: 2.6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.6.22) - [Up: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.6.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.6.21) · Pramāṇa