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TEXT 44

kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ
vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaṁ karma
śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam

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.

Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there are labor and service to others.

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