The praise of शूद्रजाति composed by कामदेव (कौण्डिन्यवर्य)
ईश्वरवदनभुजोरुप्रभवा ब्रह्मादिजातयस्तिस्त्रः।
तासामाधारार्थं चतुर्थजातिश्च तत्पदाज्जाता॥५॥
अस्या जातेस्ताभ्यो जातिभ्यश्शुद्धिरिति वचस्सिद्धम्।
यदियं सहजा जाता भागीरथ्यास्त्रिलोकपावन्याः॥६॥ [1/5]

तज्जातीयाः कर्मठास्त्यक्तशाठ्याश्शुद्धस्वांताश्शांतरागादिदोषाः। राजन्यानामेत्य साहाय्यमूर्व्व्यास्सर्व्वं भारन्निर्वहंत्येव सम्यक्॥७॥
The three castes, (viz.) the Brāhmaṇas and the next (Kshatriyas and Vaiśyas), were produced from the face, the arms and the thighs of [2/5]

the Lord (lśvara) ; and for their support was born the fourth caste from His (i.e., lśvara's) feet. (5)
That this caste is more pure than those (other three) is self-evident ; for (verily) this caste was born along with the (river) Bhāgīrathī, (i.e., the Ganges [which [3/5]

springs from Vishṇu's foot]), the purifier of the three worlds. (6)
The members of this caste are eagerly attentive to their duties, not wicked, pure-minded, and are devoid of passion and other such blemishes ; (they) ably bear all the burden of (protecting) the earth [4/5]

by helping those born in the kingly caste. (7) Ref: Akkalapundi Grant of Singaya-Nayaka, Saka-Samvat 1290, by K. Rama Sastri, Epigraphia Indica Vol. 13.
Translation by K. Rama Sastri. [5/5]