Shloka 62
Instruction on All Dharma
in the context of Rāma’s Aśvamedha
एवं गार्हस्थ्यमाश्रित्य वानप्रस्थाश्रमं व्रजेत् । सस्त्रीको वा गतस्त्रीको विरज्येत ततः परम्
evaṃ gārhasthyamāśritya vānaprasthāśramaṃ vrajet | sastrīko vā gatastrīko virajyeta tataḥ param
ଏଭଳି ଗାର୍ହସ୍ଥ୍ୟଧର୍ମ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କରି ବାନପ୍ରସ୍ଥ ଆଶ୍ରମକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ୍। ପରେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ସହିତ ହେଉ କି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଗତ ହେଲେ, ତାହା ପରେ ବୈରାଗ୍ୟ ଧାରଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍।
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Adhyaya 9)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गार्हस्थ्यमाश्रित्य = गार्हस्थ्यम् + आश्रित्य; वानप्रस्थाश्रमम् = वानप्रस्थ + आश्रमम्; सस्त्रीको = सस्त्रीकः (visarga sandhi before vā); गतस्त्रीको = गतस्त्रीकः.
FAQs
It presents the classical progression: after completing gārhasthya (householder life), one should enter vānaprastha (forest-dweller discipline), and then cultivate full detachment leading to renunciation (vairāgya/sannyāsa-like withdrawal).
It allows two situations for the transition: entering the later stage with one’s wife (sa-strīka) or continuing after she has departed (gata-strīka), indicating that renunciation is not blocked by either circumstance.
The verse stresses timely detachment and orderly life-stages: responsibilities are to be honored in household life, but one should not cling to them indefinitely—one should intentionally move toward discipline and renunciation.