Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.6.31
SB 3.6.31
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bāhubhyo 'vartata kṣatraṁ kṣatriyas tad anuvrataḥ yo jātas trāyate varṇān pauruṣaḥ kaṇṭaka-kṣatāt
Translation
Thereafter the power of protection was generated from the arms of the gigantic virāṭ form, and in relation to such power the kṣatriyas also came into existence by following the kṣatriya principle of protecting society from the disturbance of thieves and miscreants.