Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration

Chapter 2: The Symptoms of Kali-yuga. Text 35

ity eá¹£a mÄnavo vamÅ›o
yathÄ saá¹…khyÄyate bhuvi
tathÄ viá¹­-śūdra-viprÄṇÄá¹
tÄs tÄ jñeyÄ yuge yuge

 iti - thus (in the cantos of this ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam); eá¹£aḥ - this; mÄnavaḥ - descending from Vaivasvata Manu; vamÅ›aḥ - the dynasty; yathÄ - as; saá¹…khyÄyate - it is enumerated; bhuvi - upon the earth; tathÄ - in the same way; viá¹­ - of the vaiÅ›yas; Å›Å«dra - śūdras; viprÄṇÄm - and brÄhmaṇas; tÄḥ tÄḥ - the situations of each; jñeyÄḥ - are to be understood; yuge yuge - in each age.


Text

Thus I have described the royal dynasty of Manu, as it is known on this earth. One can similarly study the history of the vaiÅ›yas, śūdras and brÄhmaṇas living in the various ages.

Purport

Just as the dynasty of kings includes exalted and insignificant, virtuous and wicked monarchs, varieties of human character are found in the intellectual, commercial and laboring orders of society.