वानप्रस्थस्य वक्ष्यामि नियमान्मुनिसम्मतान् । यानास्थाय मुनिर्गच्छेदृषिलोकमुहाञ्जसा ॥ १७ ॥
vanaprasthasya vaksyami niyaman muni-sammatan yan asthaya munir gacched rsi-lokam uhanjasa
- vanaprasthasya
- of a person in the vanaprastha-asrama (retired life)
- vaksyami
- I shall now explain
- niyaman
- the rules and regulations
- muni-sammatan
- which are recognized by great munis, philosophers and saintly persons
- yan
- which
- asthaya
- being situated in, or practicing
- munih
- a saintly person
- gacchet
- is promoted
- rsi-lokam
- to the planetary system where the seers and munis go (Maharloka)
- uha
- O King
- anjasa
- without difficulty
O King, I shall now describe the qualifications for a vanaprastha, one who has retired from family life. By rigidly following the rules and regulations for the vanaprastha, one can easily be elevated to the upper planeary system known as Maharloka.