Bhagavad Gita 4.13
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः। तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्।।
chātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛiṣhṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśhaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhyakartāram avyayam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| chātuḥ-varṇyam | chātuḥ-varṇyam | the four categories of occupations |
| mayā | mayā | by me |
| sṛiṣhṭam | sṛiṣhṭam | were created |
| guṇa | guṇa | of quality |
| karma | karma | and activities |
| vibhāgaśhaḥ | vibhāgaśhaḥ | according to divisions |
| tasya | tasya | of that |
| kartāram | kartāram | the creator |
| api | api | although |
| mām | mām | me |
| viddhi | viddhi | know |
| akartāram | akartāram | non-doer |
| avyayam | avyayam | unchangeable |
The fourfold caste has been created by Me according to the differentiation of Guna and Karma; though I am the author of it, know Me as non-doer and immutable.
गुण और कर्मों के विभाग से चातुर्वण्य मेरे द्वारा रचा गया है। यद्यपि मैं उसका कर्ता हूँ, तथापि तुम मुझे अकर्ता और अविनाशी जानो।।