एवं विधो ब्रह्मचारी वानप्रस्थो यतिर्गृही । चरन्विदितविज्ञान: परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति ॥ १६ ॥
evam vidho brahmacari vanaprastho yatir grhi caran vidita-vijnanah param brahmadhigacchati
- evam vidhah
- in this way
- brahmacari
- whether one is a brahmacari
- vanaprasthah
- or one is in the vanaprastha-asrama
- yatih
- or in the sannyasa-asrama
- grhi
- or in the grhastha-asrama
- caran
- by practice of self-realization and understanding of the Absolute Truth
- vidita-vijnanah
- fully conversant with the science of the Absolute Truth
- param
- the Supreme
- brahma
- the Absolute Truth
- adhigacchati
- one can understand
By practicing in this way, whether one be in the brahmacari-asrama, grhastha-asrama, vanaprastha-asrama or sannyasa-asrama, one must always realize the all-pervading presence of the Supreme Lord, for in this way it is possible to understand the Absolute Truth.