Chapter 74 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 74

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 74.15

स्वधर्मः परमस्तेषां वैश्यशूद्रं तदागमत्। पूजां च सर्ववर्णानां शूद्राश्चनुर्विशेषतः॥

svadharmaḥ paramasteṣāṃ vaiśyaśūdraṃ tadāgamat| pūjāṃ ca sarvavarṇānāṃ śūdrāścanurviśeṣataḥ||

English Meaning

And the greatest piety of the Vaiśyas and Śūdras at that time consisted of serving the Brāhmaṇas and Ksatriyas and specially for the Śūdras the highest religion was to serve people of all Varnas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)