The inhabitants of Plakṣadvīpa (Plakshadwipa; the island named Plaksha) are divided into four varṇas (varna; caste) — namely, Kuru, Viviṁśa(Vivimsa) and so on, including Āryaka (Aryaka). It is said in Viṣṇupurāṇa (Vishnupurana) that Āryaka is equal in status to the ‘Brāhmaṇa’ in our traditional varṇā-system, comprising of Brāhmaṇa(Brahmana), Kṣatriya (Kshatriya), Vaiśya (Vaisya), Śūdra(Sudra).