Devibhagavatapurana 3.27.5
Devībhāgavatapurāṇa 3.27.5
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- Sanskrit
3.27.5
brāhmaṇī sarvakāryeṣu jayārthe nṛpavaṃśajā |
lābhārthe vaiśyavaṃśotthā matā vā śūdravaṃśajā ||
In all the cases, the Kumârîs, born of the Brâhmin families, can be taken; when victory is desired, the Kumârîs of the Kshattriya families are preferred; when profit is wanted, the Vais’ya Kumârîs and, when general welfare is wanted, the S’ûdra Kumârîs are to be taken.
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- The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, English