Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17


Sanskrit:

वानप्रस्थस्य वक्ष्यामि नियमान्मुनिसम्मतान् ।यानास्थाय मुनिर्गच्छेद‍ृषिलोकमुहाञ्जसा ॥ १७ ॥

ITRANS:

vānaprasthasya vakṣyāminiyamān muni-sammatānyān āsthāya munir gacchedṛṣi-lokam uhāñjasā

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.

Purport: