gá¹›hÄÅ›ramo jaghanato
brahmacaryaá¹ há¹›do mama
vaká¹£aḥ-sthalÄd vane-vÄsaḥ
sannyÄsaḥ Å›irasi sthitaḥ
gá¹›ha-ÄÅ›ramaḥ - married life; jaghanataḥ - from the loins; brahmacaryam - celibate student life; há¹›daḥ - from the heart; mama - My; vaká¹£aḥ-sthalÄt - from the chest; vane - in the forest; vÄsaḥ - dwelling; sannyÄsaḥ - the renounced order of life; Å›irasi - in the head; sthitaḥ - situated.
The married order of life appeared from the loins of My universal form, and the celibate students came from My heart. The forest-dwelling retired order of life appeared from My chest, and the renounced order of life was situated within the head of My universal form.
There are two classes of brahmacÄrÄ« life. The naiá¹£á¹hiki-brahmacÄrÄ« remains celibate throughout life, whereas the upakurvÄṇa-brahmacÄrÄ« marries upon finishing his student life. One who remains perpetually celibate is situated within the heart of Lord Kṛṣṇa, but those brahmacÄrÄ«s who eventually marry are situated within the loins of the universal form of the Lord. The word vane-vÄsaḥ refers to vÄnaprastha, or the retired order of life, which is situated on the chest of the Lord.
