Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.29
SB 3.7.29
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varṇāśrama-vibhāgāṁś ca rūpa-śīla-svabhāvataḥ ṛṣīṇāṁ janma-karmāṇi vedasya ca vikarṣaṇam
Translation
O great sage, kindly describe the divisions and orders of human society in terms of symptoms, behavior and the characteristics of mental equilibrium and sense control. Also please describe the births of the great sages and the categorical divisions of the Vedas.