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ŚB 10.24.21

कृषिवाणिज्यगोरक्षा कुसीदं तूर्यमुच्यते । वार्ता चतुर्विधा तत्र वयं गोवृत्तयोऽनिशम् ॥ २१ ॥
kṛṣi-vāṇijya-go-rakṣā
kusīdaṁ tūryam ucyate
vārtā catur-vidhā tatra
vayaṁ go-vṛttayo ’niśam

Synonyms

kṛṣifarming; vāṇijyacommerce; go-rakṣāand protecting cows; kusīdambanking; tūryamthe fourth; ucyateis said; vārtāthe occupational duty; catuḥ-vidhāfourfold; tatraamong these; vayamwe; go-vṛttayaḥengaged in protecting the cows; aniśamwithout cessation.

Translation

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.