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| Chapter 18: Conclusion — The Perfection of Renunciation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 18.44
paricaryātmakam karma
SYNONYMS
krishi — plowing; go — of cows; rakshya — protection; vānijyam — 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.
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