Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 44 (18.44)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्
॥ 18.44 ॥
kṛṣigaurakṣyavāṇijyaṃ vaiśyakarma svabhāvajam
paricaryātmakaṃ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāvajam
Translation
"Farming, protecting cattle and trade are the duties of a vaishya, born of their nature; and work in the form of service is likewise born of the nature of a shudra."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. kṛṣiḥ bhūmeḥ vilekhanam; gaurakṣyaṃ … pāśupālyam ity arthaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. kṛṣiḥ sasyotpādanakarṣaṇam; vāṇijyaṃ dhanasaṃcayahetubhūtaṃ krayavikrayātmakaṃ karma; the commentary mentions service of the pūrvavarṇa (the three preceding varnas).
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