SB 10.24.21
Devanāgarī
कृषिवाणिज्यगोरक्षा कुसीदं तूर्यमुच्यते । वार्ता चतुर्विधा तत्र वयं गोवृत्तयोऽनिशम् ॥ २१ ॥
Text
kṛṣi-vāṇijya-go-rakṣā kusīdaṁ tūryam ucyate vārtā catur-vidhā tatra vayaṁ go-vṛttayo ’niśam
Synonyms
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.
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.