कर्मभिगृहमेधीयैरिष्ट्वा मामेव भक्तिमान् । तिष्ठेद् वनं वोपविशेत् प्रजावान् वा परिव्रजेत् ॥ ५५ ॥
karmabhir gṛha-medhīyair iṣṭvā mām eva bhaktimān tiṣṭhed vanaṁ vopaviśet prajāvān vā parivrajet
- karmabhiḥ
- by activities
- gṛha-medhīyaiḥ
- suitable for family life
- iṣṭvā
- worshiping
- mām
- Me
- eva
- indeed
- bhakti-mān
- being a devotee
- tiṣṭhet
- one may remain at home
- vanam
- the forest
- vā
- or
- upaviśet
- may enter
- prajā-vān
- having responsible children
- vā
- or
- parivrajet
- may take sannyāsa.
A householder devotee who worships Me by execution of his family duties may remain at home, go to a holy place or, if he has a responsible son, take sannyāsa.