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 ||
ततः गृहस्थाश्रमं प्रविश्य, अनुत्तमान् यज्ञान् कृत्वा, इष्टं सन्तानं जनयित्वा, ततः परं वनं शरणं गच्छेत् (वानप्रस्थाश्रमं समाश्रयेत्)।
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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.