Divison of society ACCORDING TO GUNA AND KARMA (material modes acquired and work) QUALITY according to Bhagavad gita AS IT IS.

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Bg 18.41 T Conclusion--The Perfection of Renunciation

brahmana-ksatriya-visam sudranam ca parantapa

karmani pravibhaktani svabhava-prabhavair gunaih

 

SYNONYMS

brahmana--the brahmanas; ksatriya--the ksatriyas; visam--the vaisyas;

sudranam--the sudras; ca--and; parantapa--O subduer of the enemies;

karmani--activities; pravibhaktani--are divided; svabhava--own nature;

prabhavaih--born of; gunaih--by the modes of material nature.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras are distinguished by their qualities

of work, O chastiser of the enemy, in accordance with the modes of nature.

 

TEXT 42

samo damas tapah saucam ksantir

arjavam eva ca jnanam vijnanam astikyam

brahma-karma svabhava-jam

 

SYNONYMS

samah--peacefulness; damah--self-control; tapah--austerity; saucam--purity;

ksantih--tolerance; arjavam--honesty; eva--certainly; ca--and;

jnanam--knowledge; vijnanam--wisdom; astikyam--religiousness; brahma--of a

brahmana; karma--duty; svabhava-jam--born of his own nature.

 

TRANSLATION

Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, wisdom,

knowledge, and religiousness--these are the qualities by which the brahmanas

work.

 

TEXT 43

sauryam tejo dhrtir daksyam yuddhe capy

apalayanam danam isvara-bhavas ca

ksatram karma svabhava-jam

 

SYNONYMS

sauryam--heroism; tejah--power; dhrtih--determination;

daksyam--resourcefulness; yuddhe--in battle; ca--and; api--also;

apalayanam--not fleeing; danam--generosity; isvara--leadership; bhavah--nature;

ca--and; ksatram--ksatriya; karma--duty; svabhava-jam--born of his own nature.

 

TRANSLATION

Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle,

generosity, and leadership are the qualities of work for the ksatriyas.

 

TEXT 44

krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma

svabhava-jam paricaryatmakam karma

sudrasyapi svabhava-jam

 

SYNONYMS

krsi--plowing; go--cows; raksya--protection; vanijyam--trade; vaisya--vaisya;

karma--duty; svabhava-jam--born of his own nature; paricarya--service;

atmakam--nature; karma--duty; sudrasya--of the sudra; api--also;

svabhava-jam--born of his own nature.

 

TRANSLATION

Farming, cow protection and business are the qualities of work for the vaisyas,

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