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Bhagavad Gita 18.44

Chapter 18, Verse 44

Part of 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yogमोक्षसंन्यासयोग

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्॥

Transliteration

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

Meaning

Agriculture, cattle-rearing, and trade are the duties of the Vaisya (merchant), born of their own nature; and service is the duty of the Sudra (servant-class), born of their own nature.

Word-by-word meaning
kṛiṣhiagriculturegau-rakṣhyadairy farmingvāṇijyamcommercevaiśhyaof the mercantile and farming classkarmaworksvabhāva-jamborn of one’s intrinsic qualitiesparicharyāserving through workātmakamnaturalkarmadutyśhūdrasyaof the worker classapiandsvabhāva-jamborn of one’s intrinsic qualities
Commentary

When a man performs his duties rightly according to his caste and order of life his heart is purified and he goes to heaven. Apastambha Dharma Sutra declares? Men of severla,castes and orders, each devoted to his respective duties, reap the fruits of their actions after death, and then by the residual Karma attain to births in superior Dharma, span of life, learning, conduct, wealth, happiness and intelligence (2?2?2?3). There is a vivid description in the Puranas also of the different results and worlds which men of the four castes and orders obtain by discharging their respective duties.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 44?
Agriculture, cattle-rearing, and trade are the duties of the Vaisya (merchant), born of their own nature; and service is the duty of the Sudra (servant-class), born of their own nature.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 44 of Chapter 18 (Mokṣha Sanyās Yog — Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.