SB 12.7.13

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 7: The Purāṇic Literatures

SB 12.7.12

SB 12.7.14

His Divine Grace
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.