38 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 11
vaisyas tu vartd-vrttih syan
nityam brahma-kulanugah
Stidrasya dvija-susriisa
vrttis ca svamino bhavet
vaisyah—the mercantile community; tu—indeed; vdrtd-vrttih—
engaged in agriculture, cow protection, and trade; syat—must be;
nityam—always; brahma-kula-anugah—following the directions of the
brahmanas; siidrasya—of the fourth-grade persons, the workers; dvija-
SuSriisi—the service of the three higher sections (the brahmanas,
ksatriyas and vaisyas); vrttih—means of livelihood; ca—and;
svaminah—of the master; bhavet—he must be.
TRANSLATION
The mercantile community should always follow the directions
of the brahmanas and engage in such occupational duties as
agriculture, trade, and protection of cows. For the sidras the only
duty is to accept a master from a higher social order and engage in
his service.
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varta vicitra sdlina-
yaydavara-silonchanam
vipra-vrttis caturdheyam
Sreyasi cottarottara
varta—the occupational means of livelihood for the vaisya
(agriculture, cow protection, and trade); vicitra —various types; SGlina—
livelihood achieved without effort; yaydvara—going to the field to beg
for some paddy; sila—picking up the grains left in the field by the
proprietor; ufichanam—picking up the grains that have fallen from bags
in shops; vipra-vrttih—the means of livelihood for the brahmanas;
caturdha—four different kinds; iyam—this; sreyasi—better; ca—also;
uttara-uttara—the latter compared to the former.
