kṛṣi - farming; vāṇijya - commerce; go-rakṣā - and protecting cows: kusī dam - 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.

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.