Agriculture, cattle-tending, and trade, suppiy all men with the means of subsistence. A knowledge of the Vedas, however, supply them with the means of acquiring heaven.
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं लोकानामिह जीवनम्। ऊर्ध्वं चैव त्रयी विद्या सा भूतान् भावयत्युत।॥