कृषिवाणिज्यगोरक्षा कुसीदं तूर्यमुच्यते । वार्ता चतुर्विधा तत्र वयं गोवृत्तयोऽनिशम् ॥ २१ ॥
kṛṣi-vāṇijya-go-rakṣā kusīdaṁ tūryam ucyate vārtā catur-vidhā tatra vayaṁ go-vṛttayo ’niśam
- kṛṣi
- farming
- vāṇijya
- commerce
- go-rakṣā
- and protecting cows
- kusīdam
- banking
- tūryam
- the fourth
- ucyate
- is said
- vārtā
- the occupational duty
- catuḥ-vidhā
- fourfold
- tatra
- among these
- vayam
- we
- go-vṛttayaḥ
- engaged in protecting the cows
- aniśam
- without cessation
The occupational duties of the vaiśya are conceived in four divisions: farming, commerce, cow protection and moneylending. Out of these, we as a community are always engaged in cow protection.