Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.44

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्

kṛiṣhi-gau-rakṣhya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśhya-karma svabhāva-jam paricharyātmakaṁ karma śhūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Farming, protecting cattle and trade are the work of a vaiśya; work consisting of service is likewise natural to a śūdra. The four are described as functions a society needs, each stated in the same neutral grammar.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The four are stated as functions a society needs, in the same neutral grammar.