# SB 7.11.23 > देवगुर्वच्युते भक्तिस्त्रिवर्गपरिपोषणम > आस्तिक्यमुद्यमो नित्यं नैपुण्यं वैश्यलक्षणम ॥२३॥ ## Text > deva-gurv-acyute bhaktis > tri-varga-paripoṣaṇam > āstikyam udyamo nityaṁ > naipuṇyaṁ vaiśya-lakṣaṇam ## Synonyms *deva-guru-acyute*—unto the demigods, the spiritual master and Lord Viṣṇu; *bhaktiḥ*—engagement in devotional service; *tri-varga*—of the three principles of pious life (religion, economic development and sense gratification); *paripoṣaṇam*—execution; *āstikyam*—faith in the scriptures, the spiritual master and the Supreme Lord; *udyamaḥ*—active; *nityam*—without cessation, continuously; *naipuṇyam*—expertise; *vaiśya-lakṣaṇam*—the symptoms of a *vaiśya.* ## Translation **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.**