Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.24.21

kṛṣi-vāṇijya-go-rakṣā

kusīdaḿ tūryam ucyate

vārtā catur-vidhā tatra

vayaḿ go-vṛttayo 'niśam

SYNONYMS

kṛṣi — farming; vāṇijya — commerce; go-rakṣā — and protecting cows: kusīdam — banking; tūryam — the fourth; ucyate — is said; vārtā — the occupational duty; catuḥ-vidhā — fourfold; tatra — among these; vayam — we; go-vṛttayaḥ — engaged in protecting the cows; aniśam — without cessation.

TRANSLATION

The occupational duties of the vaiśya are conceived in four divisions: farming, commerce, cow protection and moneylending. Out of these, we as a community are always engaged in cow protection.

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