Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.35
SB 3.12.35
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cātur-hotraṁ karma-tantram upaveda-nayaiḥ saha dharmasya pādāś catvāras tathaivāśrama-vṛttayaḥ
Translation
The four kinds of paraphernalia for conducting the fire sacrifice became manifest: the performer [the chanter], the offerer, the fire, and the action performed in terms of the supplementary Vedas. Also the four principles of religiosity [truth, austerity, mercy and cleanliness] and the duties in the four social orders all became manifest.