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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 11]
caste, however, marries a man of a higher caste, their union is called  anulo . The members of such dynasties have their traditional duties as barbers, washermen and so on. Among the  antyajas , those who are still somewhat pure in that they do not steal and are not addicted to meat-eating, drinking, illicit sex and gambling are called  antevasāyī . Among people of the lower classes, intermarriage and the drinking of wine are allowed, for these people do not recognize such conduct as sinful among themselves.
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प्रायः स्वभावविहितो नृणां धर्मो युगे युगे ।  
 वेददग्भिः स्मृतो राजन्प्रेत्य चेह च शर्मकृत् ॥३१॥
prāyaḥ sva-bhāva-vihito  
 nṛṇāṁ dharmo yuge yuge  
 veda-dṛgbhiḥ smṛto rājan  
 pretya ceha ca śarma-kṛt
prāyaḥ —generally;  sva-bhāva-vihitaḥ —prescribed, according to one's material modes of nature;  nṛṇāṁ —of human society;  dharmaḥ —the occupational duty;  yuge yuge —in every age;  veda-dṛgbhiḥ —by  brāhmaṇas  well conversant in the Vedic knowledge;  smṛtaḥ —recognized;  rājan —O King;  pretya —after death;  ca —and;  iha —here (in this body);  ca —also;  śarma-kṛt —auspicious.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, brāhmaṇas well conversant in Vedic knowledge have given their verdict that in every age [yuga] the conduct of different sections of people according to their material modes of nature is auspicious both in this life and after death.
PURPORT
In  Bhagavad-gītā  (3.35) it is said,  śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt svanuṣṭhitāt : "It is far better to discharge one's prescribed duties, even though they may be faulty, than another's duties." The  antyajas , the men of the lower classes, are accustomed to stealing, drinking and illicit sex, but that is not considered sinful. For example, if a