Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra
Chapter 73 · atha raśmiphalādhyāyaḥ · अथ रश्मिफलाध्यायः · Verse 20
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīBṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra manuscript tradition
क्षत्रियश्चक्रवर्ती वैश्यो राजा प्रजायते ।
शूद्रश्च सधनो विप्रो यज्ञकर्मक्रियारतः
IAST Transliteration
kṣatriyaścakravartī vaiśyo rājā prajāyate | śūdraśca sadhano vipro yajñakarmakriyārataḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English

For example, if the rays are more than 50 in number, one born in a Kshatriya king's family will become a powerful sovereign, one born in a Vaishya family will become a king (or high dignitary), one born in a Shudra family will become wealthy, and one born in a Brahmin family will become very learned and will observe all religious norms.

Hindi

क्षत्रियश्चक्रवर्ती स्याद्‌ वैश्यो राजा प्रजायते । शूद्रश्च सधनो विप्रो यज्ञकर्मक्रियारतः । ।20।। उदाहरणार्थ अधिक रश्मियोग से राजकुल क्षत्रिय वंशोत्पन्न व्यक्ति चक्रवर्ती, वैश्य राजा मात्र, शूद्र बहुत धनी तथा विप्र अपने यज्ञ-यागादि कर्म में श्रेष्ठ स्तर प्राप्त करता है ।

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