पुरा कृतयुगे राजन्ब्राह्मणा वै तपस्विनः।।।। अब्राह्मणस्तदा राजन्न तपस्वी कथंचन।
purā kṛtayuge rājanbrāhmaṇā vai tapasvinaḥ|||| abrāhmaṇastadā rājanna tapasvī kathaṃcana|
English Meaning
O king, in the golden age, only the Brahmanas used to engage in asceticism. At that age save the Brāhmaṇas no other caste used to lead the life of an anchoret.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)