Padukasahasra 16.1

16.1

mukhabāhūrupādebhyo varṇān sṛṣṭavataḥ prabhoḥ |
prapadye pādukāṃ ratnairvyaktavarṇavyavasthitim ||

I take refuge in the sandal of the Lord, who created the social orders / from His mouth, arms, thighs, and feet, / and whose arrangement of diverse classes is made evident by its jewels.