BG 18.44

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥४४॥

kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ
vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaṁ karma
śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam

119 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: CC(2) , LBG(18) , LSB(33) , SB(7) , TLKS(59)

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.

Text

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

Purport

Bhagavad Gita As It Is.

Chapter 18: Conclusion — The Perfection of Renunciation. Text 44

119 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: CC(2) , LBG(18) , LSB(33) , SB(7) , TLKS(59)

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