4.1.25. Old Age and Retirement
O edn 556-557, O tr. 1374.257a[258Ma] maharṣi.pitṛ.devānāṃ gatvā-ānṛṇyaṃ yathāvidhi |
4.257c[258Mc] putre sarvaṃ samāsajya vasen mādhyasthyam āsśritaḥ ||
257 || 145
4.258a[259Ma] ekākī cintayen nityaṃ vivikte hitam ātmanaḥ | 146
4.258c[259Mc] ekākī cintayāno hi paraṃ śreyo 'dhigacchati || 258
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4.259a[260Ma] eṣā-uditā gṛhasthasya vṛttir viprasya śāśvatī |
4.259c[260Mc] snātakavratakalpaś ca sattvavṛddhikaraḥ śubhaḥ || 259
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4.260a[261Ma] anena vipro vṛttena vartayan veda.śāstravit |
4.260c[261Mc] vyapeta.kalmaṣo nityaṃ brahmaloke mahīyate || 260
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