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Bhagavad Gita 18.44

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Sanskrit

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्

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

kṛṣi: plowing;

go: of cows;

rakṣya: protection;

vāṇijyam: trade;

vaiśya: of a vaiśya;

karma: duty;

svabhāva: jam — born of his own nature;

paricaryā: service;

ātmakam: consisting of;

karma: duty;

śūdrasya: of the śūdra;

api: also;

svabhāva: jam — born of his own nature .;

Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there are labor and service to others.

Duty and Surrender

Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.