SB 12.7.13
Devanāgarī
वृत्तिर्भूतानि भूतानां चराणामचराणि च । कृता स्वेन नृणां तत्र कामाच्चोदनयापि वा ॥ १३ ॥
Text
vṛttir bhūtāni bhūtānāṁ carāṇām acarāṇi ca kṛtā svena nṛṇāṁ tatra kāmāc codanayāpi vā
Synonyms
vṛttiḥ—the sustenance;bhūtāni—living beings;bhūtānām—of living beings;carāṇām—of those that move;acarāṇi—those that do not move;ca—and;kṛtā—executed;svena—by one’s own conditioned nature;nṛṇām—for human beings;tatra—therein;kāmāt—out of lust;codanayā—in pursuit of Vedic injunction;api—indeed;vā—or.
Translation
Vṛtti means the process of sustenance, by which the moving beings live upon the nonmoving. For a human, vṛtti specifically means acting for one’s livelihood in a manner suited to his personal nature. Such action may be carried out either in pursuit of selfish desire or in accordance with the law of God.