Chapter 74 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 74

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 74.19

अस्मिन्द्वापरसंख्याने तपो वैश्यान्समाविशत्। त्रिभ्यो युगेभ्यस्त्रीन्वर्णान्क्रमाद्वै तप आविशत्॥

asmindvāparasaṃkhyāne tapo vaiśyānsamāviśat| tribhyo yugebhyastrīnvarṇānkramādvai tapa āviśat||

English Meaning

And in Yuga named Dvāpara the Vaisyas engaged in devout penances. In this wise in three ages the three Varnas gradually engaged in ascetic performances.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)