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  1. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/27
    कामैरुच्चावचैः साध्वी प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । वाक्यैः सत्यैः प्रियैः प्रेम्णा काले काले भजेत्पतिम् ॥ ७-११-२७ ॥kAmairuccAvacaiH sAdhvI prazrayeNa damena ca । vAkyaiH satyaiH priyaiH premNA kAle kAle bhajetpatim ॥ 7-11-27 ॥Must be ready to execute the desires of her husband. Being modest and truthful, controlling her senses, and speaking in sweet words, a chaste woman should engage in the service of her husband with love, according to time and circumstances. ॥ 7-11-27 ॥
  2. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/26
    सम्मार्जनोपलेपाभ्यां गृहमण्डलवर्तनैः । स्वयं च मण्डिता नित्यं परिमृष्टपरिच्छदा ॥ ७-११-२६ ॥sammArjanopalepAbhyAM gRhamaNDalavartanaiH । svayaM ca maNDitA nityaM parimRSTaparicchadA ॥ 7-11-26 ॥A chaste woman must dress nicely and decorate herself with golden ornaments for the pleasure of her husband. Always wearing clean and attractive garments, she should sweep and clean the household with water and other liquids so that the entire house is always pure and clean. She should collect the household paraphernalia and keep the house always aromatic with incense and flowers ॥ 7-11-26 ॥
  3. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/25
    स्त्रीणां च पतिदेवानां तच्छुश्रूषानुकूलता । तद्बन्धुष्वनुवृत्तिश्च नित्यं तद्व्रतधारणम् ॥ ७-११-२५ ॥strINAM ca patidevAnAM tacchuzrUSAnukUlatA । tadbandhuSvanuvRttizca nityaM tadvratadhAraNam ॥ 7-11-25 ॥To render service to the husband, to be always favorably disposed toward the husband, to be equally well disposed toward the husband’s relatives and friends, and to follow the vows of the husband — these are the four principles to be followed by women described as chaste. ॥ 7-11-25 ॥
  4. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/24
    शूद्रस्य सन्नतिः शौचं सेवा स्वामिन्यमायया । अमन्त्रयज्ञो ह्यस्तेयं सत्यं गोविप्ररक्षणम् ॥ ७-११-२४ ॥zUdrasya sannatiH zaucaM sevA svAminyamAyayA । amantrayajJo hyasteyaM satyaM goviprarakSaNam ॥ 7-11-24 ॥Offering obeisances to the higher sections of society ॥ the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas॥, being always very clean, being free from duplicity, serving one’s master, performing sacrifices without uttering mantras, not stealing, always speaking the truth and giving all protection to the cows and brāhmaṇas — these are the symptoms of the śūdra. ॥ 7-11-24 ॥
  5. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/23
    देवगुर्वच्युते भक्तिस्त्रिवर्गपरिपोषणम् । आस्तिक्यमुद्यमो नित्यं नैपुण्यं वैश्यलक्षणम् ॥ ७-११-२३ ॥devagurvacyute bhaktistrivargaparipoSaNam । Astikyamudyamo nityaM naipuNyaM vaizyalakSaNam ॥ 7-11-23 ॥Being always devoted to the demigods, the spiritual master and the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu; endeavoring for advancement in religious principles, economic development and sense gratification ॥ dharma, artha and kāma॥; believing in the words of the spiritual master and scripture; and always endeavoring with expertise in earning money — these are the symptoms of the vaiśya. ॥ 7-11-23 ॥
  6. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/22
    शौर्यं वीर्यं धृतिस्तेजस्त्याग आत्मजयः क्षमा । ब्रह्मण्यता प्रसादश्च रक्षा च क्षत्रलक्षणम् ॥ ७-११-२२ ॥zauryaM vIryaM dhRtistejastyAga AtmajayaH kSamA । brahmaNyatA prasAdazca rakSA ca kSatralakSaNam ॥ 7-11-22 ॥To be influential in battle, unconquerable, patient, challenging and charitable, to control the bodily necessities, to be forgiving, to be attached to the brahminical nature and to be always jolly and truthful — these are the symptoms of the kṣatriya. ॥ 7-11-22 ॥
  7. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/21
    शमो दमस्तपः शौचं सन्तोषः क्षान्तिरार्जवम् । ज्ञानं दयाच्युतात्मत्वं सत्यं च ब्रह्मलक्षणम् ॥ ७-११-२१ ॥zamo damastapaH zaucaM santoSaH kSAntirArjavam । jJAnaM dayAcyutAtmatvaM satyaM ca brahmalakSaNam ॥ 7-11-21 ॥The symptoms of a brāhmaṇa are control of the mind, control of the senses, austerity and penance, cleanliness, satisfaction, forgiveness, simplicity, knowledge, mercy, truthfulness, and complete surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. ॥ 7-11-21 ॥
  8. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/20
    सत्यानृतं च वाणिज्यं श्ववृत्तिर्नीचसेवनम् । वर्जयेत्तां सदा विप्रो राजन्यश्च जुगुप्सिताम् । सर्ववेदमयो विप्रः सर्वदेवमयो नृपः ॥ ७-११-२० ॥satyAnRtaM ca vANijyaM zvavRttirnIcasevanam । varjayettAM sadA vipro rAjanyazca jugupsitAm । sarvavedamayo vipraH sarvadevamayo nRpaH ॥ 7-11-20 ॥Specifically, brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas should not engage in the low and abominable service of śūdras. Brāhmaṇas should be well acquainted with all the Vedic knowledge, and kṣatriyas should be well acquainted with the worship of demigods. ॥ 7-11-20 ॥
  9. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/16
    वार्ता विचित्रा शालीनयायावरशिलोञ्छनम् । विप्रवृत्तिश्चतुर्धेयं श्रेयसी चोत्तरोत्तरा ॥ ७-११-१६ ॥vArtA vicitrA zAlInayAyAvaraziloJchanam । vipravRttizcaturdheyaM zreyasI cottarottarA ॥ 7-11-16 ॥As an alternative, a brāhmaṇa may also take to the vaiśya’s occupational duty of agriculture, cow protection, or trade. He may depend on that which he has received without begging, he may beg in the paddy field every day, he may collect paddy left in a field by its proprietor, or he may collect food grains left here and there in the shops of grain dealers. These are four means of livelihood that may also be adopted by brāhmaṇas. Among these four, each of them in succession is better than the one preceding it. ॥ 7-11-16 ॥
  10. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/11/19
    ऋतमुञ्छशिलं प्रोक्तममृतं यदयाचितम् । मृतं तु नित्ययाच्ञा स्यात्प्रमृतं कर्षणं स्मृतम् ॥ ७-११-१९ ॥RtamuJchazilaM proktamamRtaM yadayAcitam । mRtaM tu nityayAcJA syAtpramRtaM karSaNaM smRtam ॥ 7-11-19 ॥The profession of uñchaśila, collecting grains from the field, is called ṛta. Collecting without begging is called amṛta, begging grains is called mṛta, tilling the ground is called pramṛta, and trade is called satyānṛta. Engaging in the service of low-grade persons, however, is called śva-vṛtti, the profession of the dogs. ॥ 7-11-19 ॥