CC Madhya 22.111
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 22, Text 111
চত্বারো জজ্ঞিরে বর্ণা গুণৈর্বিপ্রাদয়ঃ পৃথক্ ॥ ১১১ ॥
puruṣasyāśramaiḥ saha
catvāro jajñire varṇā
guṇair viprādayaḥ pṛthak
Word by word
mukha — the mouth; bāhu — the arms; ūru — the thighs; pādebhyaḥ — from the legs; puruṣasya — of the supreme person; āśramaiḥ — the different spiritual orders; saha — with; catvāraḥ — the four; jajñire — appeared; varṇāḥ — social orders; guṇaiḥ — with particular qualifications; vipra-ādayaḥ — brāhmaṇas, etc.; pṛthak — separately.
Translation
“From the mouth of Brahmā, the brahminical order has come into existence. Similarly, from his arms the kṣatriyas have come, from his waist the vaiśyas have come, and from his legs the śūdras have come. These four orders and their spiritual counterparts [brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa] combine to make human society complete.”
Purport
This verse and the next are quotations from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.2-3).