Devanagari
शुश्रूषणं द्विजगवां देवानां चाप्यमायया ।
तत्र लब्धेन सन्तोष: शूद्रप्रकृतयस्त्विमा: ॥ १९ ॥
Verse text
śuśrūṣaṇaṁ dvija-gavāṁ
devānāṁ cāpy amāyayā
tatra labdhena santoṣaḥ
śūdra-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
Synonyms
śuśrūṣaṇam
—
service
;
dvija
—
of the brāhmaṇas
;
gavām
—
of the cows
;
devānām
—
of worshipable personalities such as the demigods and the spiritual master
;
ca
—
also
;
api
—
indeed
;
amāyayā
—
without duplicity
;
tatra
—
in such service
;
labdhena
—
with that which is obtained
;
santoṣaḥ
—
complete satisfaction
;
śūdra
—
of the śūdras
;
prakṛtayaḥ
—
the natural qualities
;
tu
—
indeed
;
imāḥ
—
these .
Translation
Service without duplicity to the brāhmaṇas, cows, demigods and other worshipable personalities, and complete satisfaction with whatever income is obtained in such service, are the natural qualities of śūdras.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Service without duplicity to the higher varṇas, cows, devatās, and complete satisfaction with whatever income is obtained in such service, are the natural qualities of śūdras.
Purport
When the entire social order is functioning properly according to Vedic standards, everyone is happy and satisfied. Although the
śūdras
are to be satisfied with whatever income they obtain through their service, they never lack the necessities of life, because the other orders of society, such as
kṣatriyas
and
vaiśyas,
are required to be abundantly generous, and the
brāhmaṇas
are well known for being the most merciful of all. Therefore, if all social classes obey the Vedic injunctions there will be a new and blissful life for the entire human society under the guidance of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.