देवगुर्वच्युते भक्तिस्त्रिवर्गपरिपोषणम् । आस्तिक्यमुद्यमो नित्यं नैपुण्यं वैश्यलक्षणम् ॥ २३ ॥
deva-gurv-acyute bhaktis tri-varga-pariposanam astikyam udyamo nityam naipunyam vaisya-laksanam
- deva-guru-acyute
- unto the demigods, the spiritual master and Lord Visnu
- bhaktih
- engagement in devotional service
- tri-varga
- of the three principles of pious life (religion, economic development and sense gratification)
- pariposanam
- execution
- astikyam
- faith in the scriptures, the spiritual master and the Supreme Lord
- udyamah
- active
- nityam
- without cessation, continuously
- naipunyam
- expertise
- vaisya-laksanam
- the symptoms of a vaisya.
Being always devoted to the demigods, the spiritual master and the Supreme Lord, Visnu; endeavoring for advancement in religious principles, economic development and sense gratification (dharma, artha and kama); believing in the words of the spiritual master and scripture; and always endeavoring with expertise in earning money—these are the symptoms of the vaisya.