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Chapter 12: The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes

Verse 17 of 27
SB 7.12.17

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.

Verse 17 of 27