Skandapurana 5.271.43
Skandapurāṇa 5.271.43
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5.271.43
alpakṣīrāstathā gāvaḥ kṣīre sarpistathā'lpakam .
sarvabhakṣāstathā viprā nṛpā niṣkaruṇāstataḥ ..
kṛṣyā lajjaṃti vaiśyāśca śūdrā brāhmaṇapreṣakāḥ .. 43 ..
cows yield little milk, and in the milk is little ghee. / Brahmins eat all foods, kings are merciless, / vaiśyas are ashamed of agriculture, and śūdras dispatch brahmins [on errands].
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