Nobody wants to be a sudra?

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> Radha Krsna Prabhu has written a very nice report from Croatia, and made

> some useful points about Sudra. We should remember that in the past nearly

> everyone was a sudra also. Out of 1000 people, 900 were sudra,90 were

> Vaish. This means that only a small group of other Brahmins ( 1 ) and

> Kshatriyas ( 9 ) existed to lead and protect the sudras; not the other way

> around. A true Brahmin or Kshatriya was engaged primarily with guiding and

> protecting the common folk (sudras); not walking around thinking that he

> was superior. This superiority complex is the symptom of a low class man,

> not a Brahmin or Kshatriya. Even the so called "higher castes" were simply

> servants of the rest of the people.

 

Some more inspiration from:

 

Mahabharata, Santi-parva as quoted by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

 

"O girl with the beautiful thighs, a brahmana sees everyone equally. He is

beyond the modes of nature. He is pure and always situated in Brahman.

That is my opinion.

 

"However, even a sudra who is pure in heart and deed and who controls his

senses is equal to a brahmana and he should be worshiped. That is the

opinion of Lord Brahma himself.

 

"A sudra who finds it natural to engage in auspicious activities is equal to

a brahmana. That is my opinion.

 

"Neither birth, nor ritual, nor scholarship, nor family designate one as a

brahmana. The way one becomes a brahmana is by his work.

 

"A so-called high-class person who is degraded in his activities should not

be honoured, but a so-called sudra who knows the truth of religion and acts

piously is worthy of worship."

[Paramshreya Dasa]

Interesting quote about the proportions of the different varnas (900 sudras, 90 vaisyas, 9 ksatriyas and 1 brahmana). Is there an exact reference to scripture about this description? Is it from Mahabharata or some Purana? Chapter, Sloka?

i would be really happy to get an answer.