70 - ఆవాల సప్తమీవ్రత ఉద్యాపన

Summary of chapter 44 of the Bhavishya Purāṇa is as follows:

Brahma articulates the most radical and unambiguous statement of the section: at the moment of birth, all human beings are equal. The infant emerges from the womb without varṇa, without sacred thread, without any mark that distinguishes one jīva from another. Varṇa emerges subsequently, through the application of saṃskāras, through the acquisition of vidyā, and through the habitual practice of one's characteristic dharma. The vṛtti — the livelihood one pursues — and the karma one accumulates through action are the twin pillars that differentiate human beings into their social roles. This teaching, embedded within the canonical framework of Brahma's own words in the Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa, provides a powerful scriptural basis for a meritocratic and conduct-based understanding of the varṇa order.