Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 28   dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣāṁś ca sahopāyān yathā mune nānākhyānetihāseṣu varṇayām āsa tattvavit   TRANSLATION Then he described the occupational duties of different orders and statuses of life, citing instances from history, for he was himself well acquainted with the truth.