Chapter 18: Conclusion-The Perfection of Renunciation
Bg 18.44
TEXT 44
krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam
vaisya-karma svabhava-jam
paricaryatmakam karma
sudrasyapi svabhava-jam
vaisya-karma svabhava-jam
paricaryatmakam karma
sudrasyapi svabhava-jam
SYNONYMS
kåñi—ploughing; go—cows; rakñya—protection; väëijyam—trade; vaiçya-vaiçya; karma—duty; svabhäva-jam—born of his own nature; paricaryä—service; ätmakam—nature; karma—duty; çüdrasya—of the çüdra; api—also; svabhäva-jam—born of his own nature.
TRANSLATION
Farming, cattle raising and business are the qualities of work for the vaiçyas, and for the çüdras there is labor and service to others.
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