Excerpt from Original Sanskrit Texts, Vol. 1: On the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions
Na visesho 'sti varnanam sarvam brahmam idam jagat|
Brahmana purva-srishtam hi karmabhir varnatam gatam| Mahabharata.
"There is no distinction of castes. This world, which, as created by Brahma, was at first entirely Brahmanic, has become divided into classes in consequence of men's works." - See pages 138 and 140.
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