SB 12.7.13
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 13
vṛttir bhūtāni bhūtānāṁ
carāṇām acarāṇi ca
kṛtā svena nṛṇāṁ tatra
kāmāc codanayāpi vā
SYNONYMS
vṛttiḥ—the sustenance; bhūtāni—living beings; bhūtānām—of living beings; carāṇām—of those that move; acarāṇi—those that do not move; ca—and; kṛtā—executed; svena—by one's own conditioned nature; nṛṇām—for human beings; tatra—therein; kāmāt—out of lust; codanayā—in pursuit of Vedic injunction; api—indeed; vā—or.
TRANSLATION
Vṛtti means the process of sustenance, by which the moving beings live upon the nonmoving. For a human, vṛtti specifically means acting for one's livelihood in a manner suited to his personal nature. Such action may be carried out either in pursuit of selfish desire or in accordance with the law of God.