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Chapter 11: The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes

Verse 23 of 27
SB 7.11.23

देवगुर्वच्युते भक्तिस्त्रिवर्गपरिपोषणम् आस्तिक्यमुद्यमो नित्यं नैपुण्यं वैश्यलक्षणम्

deva-gurv-acyute bhaktis tri-varga-paripoṣaṇam āstikyam udyamo nityaṁ naipuṇyaṁ vaiśya-lakṣaṇam

Synonyms

deva-guru-acyuteunto the demigods, the spiritual master and Lord Viṣṇu; bhaktiḥengagement in devotional service; tri-vargaof the three principles of pious life (religion, economic development and sense gratification); paripoṣaṇamexecution; āstikyamfaith in the scriptures, the spiritual master and the Supreme Lord; udyamaḥactive; nityamwithout cessation, continuously; naipuṇyamexpertise; vaiśya-lakṣaṇamthe symptoms of a vaiśya..

Translation

Being always devoted to the demigods, the spiritual master and the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu; endeavoring for advancement in religious principles, economic development and sense gratification [dharma, artha and kāma]; believing in the words of the spiritual master and scripture; and always endeavoring with expertise in earning money—these are the symptoms of the vaiśya.

Verse 23 of 27
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