Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥४४॥
kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ
vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaṁ karma
śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam
Word for word (synonyms)
- kṛṣi
- ploughing
- go
- cows
- rakṣya
- protection
- vāṇijyam
- trade
- vaiśya
- vaiśya
- karma
- duty
- svabhāva-jam
- born of his own nature
- paricaryā
- service
- ātmakam
- nature
- karma
- duty
- śūdrasya
- of the *śūdra*
- api
- also
- svabhāva-jam
- born of his own nature
Translation
Farming, cattle raising and business are the qualities of work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there is labor and service to others.
What this verse teaches
The four social orders (varṇas) and their qualities
Qualities in this verse
- Farming
- cattle raising
- business
- labor
- service to others
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.