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SB 7.11.23

Devanāgarī

देवगुर्वच्युते भक्तिस्त्रिवर्गपरिपोषणम् । आस्तिक्यमुद्यमो नित्यं नैपुण्यं वैश्यलक्षणम् ॥ २३ ॥

Text

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

Synonyms

deva-guru-acyute—unto the demigods, the spiritual master and Lord Viṣṇu;bhaktiḥ—engagement in devotional service;tri-varga—of the three principles of pious life (religion, economic development and sense gratification);paripoṣaṇam—execution;āstikyam—faith in the scriptures, the spiritual master and the Supreme Lord;udyamaḥ—active;nityam—without cessation, continuously;naipuṇyam—expertise;vaiśya-lakṣaṇam—the symptoms of avaiśya..

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.

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