Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.18.8
अग्निहोत्रं च दर्शश्च पौर्णमासश्च पूर्ववत् ।
चातुर्मास्यानि च मुनेराम्नातानि च नैगमै: ॥ ८ ॥
agnihotraṁ ca darśaś ca
[agnihotram cha darshash cha]
paurṇamāsaś ca pūrva-vat
[paurnamaasash cha poorva-vat]
cāturmāsyāni ca muner
[chaaturmaasyaani cha muner]
āmnātāni ca naigamaiḥ
[aamnaataani cha naigamaih]
Word-for-word
agni-hotram
—
the fire sacrifice
ca
—
also
darśaḥ
—
the sacrifice performed on the new moon day
ca
—
also
paurṇa-māsaḥ
—
full moon sacrifice
ca
—
also
pūrva-vat
—
as previously, in the gṛhastha-āśrama
cātuḥ-māsyāni
—
the vows and sacrifices of cāturmāsya
ca
—
also
muneḥ
—
of the vānaprastha
āmnātāni
—
enjoined
ca
—
also
naigamaiḥ
—
by expert knowers of the Vedas..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
agnihotraṁ ca darśaś ca
agni-hotram
the fire sacrifice
ca
also
darśaḥ
the sacrifice performed on the new moon day
ca
also
paurṇamāsaś ca pūrva-vat
paurṇa-māsaḥ
full moon sacrifice
ca
also
pūrva-vat
as previously, in the gṛhastha-āśrama
cāturmāsyāni ca muner
cātuḥ-māsyāni
the vows and sacrifices of cāturmāsya
ca
also
muneḥ
of the vānaprastha
āmnātāni ca naigamaiḥ
āmnātāni
enjoined
ca
also
naigamaiḥ
by expert knowers of the Vedas..
The vānaprastha should perform the agnihotra, darśa and paurṇamāsa sacrifices, as he did while in the gṛhastha-āśrama. He should also perform the vows and sacrifices of cāturmāsya, since all of these rituals are enjoined for the vānaprastha-āśrama by expert knowers of the Vedas.
Purport
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura has given a detailed explanation of the four rituals mentioned here, namely agnihotra, darśa, paurṇamāsa and cāturmāsya. The conclusion is that everyone should simply chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare and avoid the difficult entanglement of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies. If one neither chants Hare Kṛṣṇa nor performs such rituals, one certainly becomes a pāṣaṇḍī, an atheistic fool.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The vānaprastha should perform the agnihotra, darśa and paurṇamāsa sacrifices, as he did while in the gṛhastha-āśrama. He should also perform the vows and sacrifices of cāturmāsya, since all of these rituals are enjoined for the vānaprastha-āśrama by knowers of the Vedas.
These sacrifices are prescribed for the vānaprastha by the knowers of the Vedas.
Personal Guidance
Perform agnihotra, darśa, paurṇamāsa as before, and cāturmāsya — these rituals are enjoined for vānaprastha by Veda-experts. Continuity of practice carries across āśrama transitions.
Reflection Questions
- What practices have I dropped that the next stage of life still asks of me?
- Could I restart one?
My note
Source: vedabase.io