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Bhagavadgītā 4.13

cāturvarṇyaṃ mayā sṛṣṭaṃ guṇakarmavibhāgaśaḥtasya kartāramapi māṃ viddhyakartāramavyayam

Transliteration IAST

cāturvarṇyaṃ mayā sṛṣṭaṃ guṇakarmavibhāgaśaḥ | tasya kartāramapi māṃ viddhyakartāramavyayam

Translations signed

The four castes were emanated by Me, by the different distribution of qualities and actions; know Me to be the author of them, though the actionless and inexhaustible.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English The four castes were emanated by Me, by the different distribution of qualities and actions; know Me to be the author of them, though the actionless and inexhaustible. Annie Besant

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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0