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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 14]
TRANSLATION
Even if one is a householder rather than a brahmacārī, a sannyāsī or a vānaprastha, one should not endeavor very hard for religiosity, economic development or satisfaction of the senses. Even in householder life, one should be satisfied to maintain body and soul together with whatever is available with minimum endeavor, according to place and time, by the grace of the Lord. One should not engage oneself in ugra-karma.
PURPORT
In human life there are four principles to be fulfilled— dharma ,  artha ,  kāma  and  mokṣa  (religion, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation). First one should be religious, observing various rules and regulations, and then one must earn some money for maintenance of his family and the satisfaction of his senses. The most important ceremony for sense gratification is marriage because sexual intercourse is one of the principal necessities of the material body.  Yan maithunādi-gṛhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham . Although sexual intercourse is not a very exalted requisite in life, both animals and men require some sense gratification because of material propensities. One should be satisfied with married life and not expend energy for extra sense gratification or sex life.
As for economic development, the responsibility for this should be entrusted mainly to the  vaiśyas  and  gṛhasthas . Human society should be divided into  vaṛṇas  and  āśramas — brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya ,  vaiśya ,  śūdra ,  brahmacarya ,  gṛhastha ,  vānaprastha  and  sannyāsa . Economic development is necessary for  gṛhasthas .  Brāhmaṇa gṛhasthas  should be satisfied with a life of  adhyayana ,  adhyāpana ,  yajana  and  yājana —being learned scholars, teaching others to be scholars, learning how to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead,  Viṣṇu , and also teaching others how to worship Lord  Viṣṇu , or even the demigods. A  brāhmaṇa  should do this without remuneration, but he is allowed to accept charity from a person whom he teaches how to be a human being. As for the  kṣatriyas , they are supposed to be the kings of the land, and the land should be distributed to the  vaiśyas  for agricultural activities, cow protection and trade.  Śūdras  must work; sometimes they should engage in occupational