रक्षया स हि तेषां वै महत्सुखमवाप्नुयात्। प्रजापतिर्हि वैश्याय सृष्ट्वा परिददौ पशून्।। 25
रक्षया स हि तेषां वै महत्सुखमवाप्नुयात्। प्रजापतिर्हि वैश्याय सृष्ट्वा परिददौ पशून्।। 25
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The Vaishyas were created from the stomach of the creator and hence, they resort to various modes related to earning a living like agriculture and trading in their lifetime.<ref>Shastri, Ramnarayanadatta Pandey, Mahabharata Volume 6 (With Hindi Translation), Gorakhpur:Gita Press.</ref>