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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.5.41

విప్రో ముఖాద్ బ్రహ్మ చ యస్య గుహ్యం రాజన్య ఆసీద్ భుజయోర్బలం చ । ఊర్వోర్విడోజోఽఙ్‍‍ఘ్రిరవేదశూద్రౌ ప్రసీదతాం న: స మహావిభూతి: ॥ ౪౧ ॥
vipro mukhād brahma ca yasya guhyaṁ
[vipro mukhaad brahma cha yasya guhyam]
rājanya āsīd bhujayor balaṁ ca
[raajanya aaseed bhujayor balam cha]
ūrvor viḍ ojo ’ṅghrir aveda-śūdrau
[oorvor vid ojo ’nghrir aveda-shoodrau]
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
[praseedataam nah sa mahaa-vibhootih]
Word-for-word
vipraḥ — the brāhmaṇas mukhāt — from His mouth brahma — the Vedic literatures ca — also yasya — of whom guhyam — from His confidential knowledge rājanyaḥ — the kṣatriyas āsīt — became possible bhujayoḥ — from His arms balam ca — as well as bodily strength ūrvoḥ — from the thighs viṭ — vaiśyas ojaḥ — and their expert productive knowledge aṅghriḥ — from His feet aveda — those who are beyond the jurisdiction of Vedic knowledge śūdrau — the worker class prasīdatām — may be pleased naḥ — upon us saḥ — He mahā-vibhūtiḥ — the supremely powerful Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vipro mukhād brahma ca yasya guhyaṁ
vipraḥ
the brāhmaṇas
mukhāt
from His mouth
brahma
the Vedic literatures
ca
also
yasya
of whom
guhyam
from His confidential knowledge
rājanya āsīd bhujayor balaṁ ca
rājanyaḥ
the kṣatriyas
āsīt
became possible
bhujayoḥ
from His arms
balam ca
as well as bodily strength
ūrvor viḍ ojo ’ṅghrir aveda-śūdrau
ūrvoḥ
from the thighs
viṭ
vaiśyas
ojaḥ
and their expert productive knowledge
aṅghriḥ
from His feet
aveda
those who are beyond the jurisdiction of Vedic knowledge
śūdrau
the worker class
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
prasīdatām
may be pleased
naḥ
upon us
saḥ
He
mahā-vibhūtiḥ
the supremely powerful Personality of Godhead.
The brāhmaṇas and Vedic knowledge come from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the kṣatriyas and bodily strength come from His arms, the vaiśyas and their expert knowledge in productivity and wealth come from His thighs, and the śūdras, who are outside of Vedic knowledge, come from His feet. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full in prowess, be pleased with us.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
May the Lord, who possesses great vibhūtis, from whose mouth arose the brāhmaṇas and Vedas, from whose arms arose the kṣatriyas and strength, from whose thighs arose vaiśyas and their skill, and from whose feet arose śūdras and their occupation of service, be pleased with us! From the mouth arose the brāhmaṇas and the Vedas (guhyam). Viṭ means vaiśya. Ojaḥ means the vaiśya’s skill and occupation. From the feet arose the śūdras and their occupation of service which excludes the Vedas (aveda). Another version has viśo ‘ṅgher abhavat śūdra: from the feet appeared the śūdras.
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