Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 10, Shloka 11
Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey
ततो गार्हस्थ्यमास्थाय चेष्ट्वा यज्ञाननुत्तमान् ।
इष्टमुत्पादयापत्यमाश्रयेथा वनं ततः ॥
tato gārhasthyam āsthāya ceṣṭvā yajñān anuttamān | iṣṭam utpādaya apatyam āśrayethā vanaṃ tataḥ ||
तब गृहस्थ-आश्रम में प्रवेश करके, उत्तम यज्ञों का अनुष्ठान कर, इच्छित संतान उत्पन्न करके, उसके बाद वन में शरण लेनी चाहिए (अर्थात् वानप्रस्थ-आश्रम अपनाना चाहिए)।
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FAQs
Dharma is presented as a staged life-path: fulfill social and ritual obligations as a householder—especially yajña and progeny—then gradually withdraw toward renunciation. It emphasizes orderly maturation rather than abrupt abandonment of duties.
Primarily falls under Ācāra/Dharma instruction (often treated as an adjunct purāṇic teaching rather than one of the five). It is not directly sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita content, though it supports vaṃśa continuity via progeny.
‘Forest’ symbolizes interiorization: after outward sacrificial action (karma), the seeker turns toward austerity and contemplation, preparing the mind for knowledge (jñāna) and final release.