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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 4]
enjoins that the  brāhmaṇas  instruct the  kṣatriyas  and the  kṣatriyas  administer to the state through the  vaiśyas  and  śūdras .
PURPORT
Although Rṣabhadeva knew all the Vedic instructions perfectly well, He nonetheless followed the instructions of the  brāhmaṇas  in order to perfectly maintain the social order. The  brāhmaṇas  would give advice according to the  śāstras , and all the other castes would follow. The word  brahma  means “perfect knowledge of all activities,” and this knowledge is very confidentially described in the Vedic literatures. Men trained perfectly as  brāhmaṇas  should know all Vedic literature, and the benefit derived from this literature should be distributed to the general populace. The general populace should follow the perfect  brāhmaṇa . In this way, one can learn how to control the mind and senses and thus gradually advance to spiritual perfection.
TEXT 17
द्रव्यदेशकात्वयः श्रद्धत्विविविधोदेशोपचितैः सर्वैरपि क्रतुभिर्यथोपदेशं शतकृत्व इयाज ॥ १७ ॥
dravya-deśa-kāla-vayaḥ-śraddhartvig-vividhoddeśopacitaiḥ sarvair api kratubhir yathopadeśaṁ śata-kṛtva iyāja.
dravya —the ingredients for performing  yajña ;  deśa —the particular place, a holy place or a temple;  kāla —the suitable time, such as springtime;  vayaḥ —the age, especially youth;  śraddhā —faith in goodness, not in passion and ignorance;  ṛtvik —the priests;  vividha-uddeśa —worshiping different demigods for different purposes;  upacitaiḥ —enriched by;  sarvaiḥ —all kinds of;  api —certainly;  kratubhiḥ —by sacrificial ceremonies;  yathā-upadeśam —according to the instruction;  śata-kṛtvaḥ —one hundred times;  iyāja —He worshiped.
TRANSLATION
Lord Rṣabhadeva performed all kinds of sacrifices one hundred times according to the instructions of the Vedic literatures. Thus He satisfied Lord Viṣṇu in every respect. All the rituals were