A Vaishya lives by distributing the fruits of his own deeds and agriculture. The breeding of kine and trade are the legitimate duties in which a Vaishya may engage without fear of censure.
करोति कर्म यद् वैश्यस्तद् गत्वा ह्युपजीवति। कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यमकुत्सा वैश्यकर्माणि॥