Then he described the occupational duties of different orders and statuses of life, citing instances from history, for he was himself well acquainted with the truth.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च सहोपायान् यथा मुने । नानाख्यानेतिहासेषु वर्णयामास तत्त्ववित्
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṃśca sahopāyān yathā mune | nānākhyānetihāseṣu varṇayāmāsa tattvavit
SB 1.9.28