Multiple choice

The four varnas are mentioned for the first time in the

  1. Prithvi Sukta

  2. Purusa Sukta

  3. Taittiriya Sambita

  4. Vajasaneyi Sambita
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Explanation

The Purusha Sukta (Rig Veda 10.90) is the first Vedic text to explicitly mention the four varnas (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra) emerging from the body of the cosmic being Purusha. This hymn provides the theological foundation for the varna system, describing it as divinely ordained rather than a mere social division.

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