BG 18.44
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 44
- कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
- परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥४४॥
- kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ
- vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
- paricaryātmakaṁ karma
- śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam
SYNONYMS
kṛṣi — plowing; go — of cows; rakṣya — protection; vāṇijyam — trade; vaiśya — of a vaiśya; karma — duty; svabhāva-jam — born of his own nature; paricaryā — service; ātmakam — consisting of; karma — duty; śūdrasya — of the śūdra; api — also; svabhāva-jam — born of his own nature.
TRANSLATION
Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there is labor and service to others.