वानप्रस्थस्य वक्ष्यामि नियमान्मुनिसम्मतान् यानास्थाय मुनिर्गच्छेदृषिलोकमुहांजसा
vānaprasthasya vakṣyāmi niyamān muni-sammatān yān āsthāya munir gacched ṛṣi-lokam uhāñjasā
Synonyms
vānaprasthasya—of a person in the vānaprastha-āśrama (retired life); vakṣyāmi—I shall now explain; niyamān—the rules and regulations; muni-sammatān—which are recognized by great munis, philosophers and saintly persons; yān—which; āsthāya—being situated in, or practicing; muniḥ—a saintly person; gacchet—is promoted; ṛṣi-lokam—to the planetary system where the seers and munis go (Maharloka); uha—O King; añjasā—without difficulty..
Translation
O King, I shall now describe the qualifications for a vānaprastha, one who has retired from family life. By rigidly following the rules and regulations for the vānaprastha, one can easily be elevated to the upper planetary system known as Maharloka.