18.44

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥४४॥

kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaḿ
vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaḿ karma
śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam

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 vaisyas, and for the sudras there is labor and service to others.

Purport

Bhagavad Gita As It Is.

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

Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaisyas, and for the sudras there is labor and service to others.