Sutra 11
वानप्रस्थस्य ब्रह्मचर्यं भूमौ शय्या जटाजिनधारणमग्निहोत्राभिषेकौ देवतापित्रतिथिपूजा वन्यश्चाहारः ॥ कZ_०१.३.११ ॥
vānaprasthasya brahmacaryaṃ bhūmau śayyā jaṭājinadhāraṇam agnihotrābhiṣekau devatāpitratithipūjā vanyaścāhāraḥ
وانپرستھ کے لیے—برہماچریہ؛ زمین پر سونا؛ جٹا اور ہرن کی کھال پہننا؛ اگنی ہوترا اور ابھیشیک؛ دیوتاؤں، پِتروں اور مہمانوں کی پوجا؛ اور جنگل سے حاصل خوراک پر گزارا۔
FAQs
To standardize the forest-dweller stage as a disciplined, low-burden mode of life that preserves moral order, reduces social friction, and reinforces the state’s legitimacy by aligning private conduct with publicly recognized norms.
It illustrates how states use clearly defined social roles and codes of conduct (professional ethics, civic duties, regulated lifestyles in institutions) to sustain social trust, reduce enforcement costs, and maintain legitimacy through predictable norms.
No ruler or official is directly named; the implied governance function is the state’s role in codifying and upholding recognized life-stage obligations so that social discipline supports public order and welfare.