[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 30.20 # Matsyapurana 30.20 Matsyapurāṇa 30.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [30.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.20) \*yayātiruvāca ekadehodbhavā varṇāś catvāro 'pi varānane pṛthagdharmāḥ pṛthakchaucās teṣāṃ vai brāhmaṇo varaḥ // > Yayâti said:--"O, Lady! Though all the four castes have sprung from one and the same body of Brahmâ, yet their duties and rules of life are entirely different from one another, and a Brâhmaṇa is superior to all."--20. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 30.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.19) - [Next: 30.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.21) - [Up: 30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.30.p11) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.30.20) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.29.20) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.20) · Pramāṇa