अग्न्यर्थमेव शरणमुटजं वाद्रिकन्दरम् । श्रयेत हिमवाय्वग्निवर्षार्कातपषाट्स्वयम् ॥ २० ॥
agny-artham eva saranam utajam vadri-kandaram srayeta hima-vayv-agni- varsarkatapa-sat svayam
- agni
- the fire
- artham
- to keep
- eva
- only
- saranam
- a cottage
- uta-jam
- made of grass
- va
- or
- adri-kandaram
- a cave in a mountain
- srayeta
- the vanaprastha should take shelter of
- hima
- snow
- vayu
- wind
- agni
- fire
- varsa
- rain
- arka
- of the sun
- atapa
- shining
- sat
- enduring
- svayam
- personally.
A vanaprastha should prepare a thatched cottage or take shelter of a cave in a mountain only to keep the sacred fire, but he should personally practice enduring snowfall, wind, fire, rain and the shining of the sun.