Catur-varnyam maya srishtam guna-karma-vibhagashah, tasya kartaram api mam viddhy akartaram avyayam
The four divisions of human society were created by Me according to the modes of nature and corresponding work. Although I created this system, know that I am the non-doer and imperishable.
- •Social divisions are based on nature and function, not birth
- •The creator is beyond the creation and remains the non-doer
- •Varna is a functional division, not a hierarchy of worth