Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.17
వానప్రస్థస్య వక్ష్యామి నియమాన్మునిసమ్మతాన్ ।
యానాస్థాయ మునిర్గచ్ఛేదృషిలోకముహాఞ్జసా ॥ ౧౭ ॥
vānaprasthasya vakṣyāmi
[vaanaprasthasya vakshyaami]
niyamān muni-sammatān
[niyamaan muni-sammataan]
yān āsthāya munir gacched
[yaan aasthaaya munir gachched]
ṛṣi-lokam uhāṣjasā
[rishi-lokam uhaashjasaa]
Word-for-word
vānaprasthasya
—
of a person in the vānaprastha-āśrama (retired life)
vakṣyāmi
—
I shall now explain
niyamān
—
the rules and regulations
muni-sammatān
—
which are recognized by great munis, philosophers and saintly persons
yān
—
which
āsthāya
—
being situated in, or practicing
muniḥ
—
a saintly person
gacchet
—
is promoted
ṛṣi-lokam
—
to the planetary system where the seers and munis go (Maharloka)
uha
—
O King
aṣjasā
—
without difficulty.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vānaprasthasya vakṣyāmi
vānaprasthasya
of a person in the vānaprastha-āśrama (retired life)
vakṣyāmi
I shall now explain
niyamān muni-sammatān
niyamān
the rules and regulations
muni-sammatān
which are recognized by great munis, philosophers and saintly persons
yān āsthāya munir gacched
yān
which
āsthāya
being situated in, or practicing
muniḥ
a saintly person
gacchet
is promoted
ṛṣi-lokam uhāṣjasā
ṛṣi-lokam
to the planetary system where the seers and munis go (Maharloka)
uha
O King
aṣjasā
without difficulty.
O King, I shall now describe the qualifications for a vānaprastha, one who has retired from family life. By rigidly following the rules and regulations for the vānaprastha, one can easily be elevated to the upper planetary system known as Maharloka.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! I shall now describe the rules for a vānaprastha, recommended by the sages, which allow a sage to become elevated to Maharloka.
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