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.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
वर्णाश्रमविभागांश्च रूपशीलस्वभावतः । ऋषीणां जन्मकर्मादि वेदस्य च विकर्षणम्
varṇāśramavibhāgāṃśca rūpaśīlasvabhāvataḥ | ṛṣīṇāṃ janmakarmādi vedasya ca vikarṣaṇam
SB 3.7.29