वानप्रस्थस्य वक्ष्यामि नियमान्मुनिसम्मतान् ।
यानास्थाय मुनिर्गच्छेदृषिलोकमुहाञ्जसा ॥१७॥

vÄnaprasthasya vaká¹£yÄmi
niyamÄn muni-sammatÄn
yÄn ÄsthÄya munir gacched
ṛṣi-lokam uhÄñjasÄ

 vÄnaprasthasya - of a person in the vÄnaprastha-ÄÅ›rama (retired life); vaká¹£yÄmi - I shall now explain; niyamÄn - the rules and regulations; muni-sammatÄn - which are recognized by great munis, philosophers and saintly persons; yÄn - which; ÄsthÄya - being situated in, or practicing; muniḥ - a saintly person; gacchet - is promoted; á¹›á¹£i-lokam - to the planetary system where the seers and munis go (Maharloka); uha - O King; añjasÄ - without difficulty.


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O King, I shall now describe the qualifications for a vÄnaprastha, one who has retired from family life. By rigidly following the rules and regulations for the vÄnaprastha, one can easily be elevated to the upper planetary system known as Maharloka.

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