Shloka 27
महाभूत–इन्द्रिय–मनस्–बुद्धि–अन्तरात्मा विवेकः | Discrimination of Elements, Senses, Mind, Intellect, and Inner Self
केशलोमनखान् वाप्य वानप्रस्थो मुनिस्तत: । आश्रमादाश्रमं पुण्यं पूतो गच्छति कर्मभि:,तदनन्तर वानप्रस्थ मुनि केश, लोम और नख कटाकर कर्मोंसे पवित्र हो वानप्रस्थ- आश्रमसे पुण्यमय संन्यास-आश्रममें प्रवेश करे
keśalomnakhān vāpy vānaprastho munis tataḥ | āśramād āśramaṃ puṇyaṃ pūto gacchati karmabhiḥ ||
Sesudah itu, sang muni yang menjalani vānaprastha memotong rambut, bulu tubuh, dan kuku; lalu, disucikan oleh laku yang ditetapkan baginya, ia melangkah dari satu āśrama ke āśrama suci berikutnya—memasuki tatanan saṃnyāsa yang penuh kebajikan.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Progress to saṃnyāsa should follow purification through disciplined, dharmic conduct; external acts like trimming hair and nails symbolize readiness, but the real qualification is being 'purified by deeds' (karmabhiḥ pūtaḥ).
Vyāsa describes the proper transition of a vānaprastha: after completing the forest-dweller duties and adopting signs of austerity and cleanliness, he moves from that āśrama into the sacred saṃnyāsa āśrama.