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  1. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/17
    वानप्रस्थस्य वक्ष्यामि नियमान् मुनिसम्मतान् । यानातिष्ठन् मुनिर्गच्छेदृषिलोकमिहाञ्जसा ॥ ७-१२-१७ ॥vAnaprasthasya vakSyAmi niyamAn munisammatAn । yAnAtiSThan munirgacchedRSilokamihAJjasA ॥ 7-12-17 ॥Text 17: O King, I shall now describe the qualifications for a vānaprastha, one who has retired from family life. By rigidly following the rules and regulations for the vānaprastha, one can easily be elevated to the upper planetary system known as Maharloka. ॥ 7-12-17 ॥
  2. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/11
    एतत्सर्वं गृहस्थस्य समाम्नातं यतेरपि । गुरुवृत्तिर्विकल्पेन गृहस्थस्यर्तुगामिनः ॥ ७-१२-११ ॥etatsarvaM gRhasthasya samAmnAtaM yaterapi । guruvRttirvikalpena gRhasthasyartugAminaH ॥ 7-12-11 ॥All the rules and regulations apply equally to the householder and the sannyāsī, the member of the renounced order of life. The gṛhastha, however, is given permission by the spiritual master to indulge in sex during the period favorable for procreation. ॥ 7-12-11 ॥
  3. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/12
    अञ्जनाभ्यञ्जनोन्मर्दस्त्र्यवलेखामिषं मधु । स्रग्गन्धलेपालङ्कारांस्त्यजेयुर्ये धृतव्रताः ॥ ७-१२-१२ ॥aJjanAbhyaJjanonmardastryavalekhAmiSaM madhu । sraggandhalepAlaGkArAMstyajeyurye dhRtavratAH ॥ 7-12-12 ॥Brahmacārīs or gṛhasthas who have taken the vow of celibacy as described above should not indulge in the following: applying powder or ointment to the eyes, massaging the head with oil, massaging the body with the hands, seeing a woman or painting a woman’s picture, eating meat, drinking wine, decorating the body with flower garlands, smearing scented ointment on the body, or decorating the body with ornaments. These they should give up. ॥ 7-12-12 ॥
  4. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/16
    एवं विधो ब्रह्मचारी वानप्रस्थो यतिर्गृही । चरन् विदितविज्ञानः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति ॥ ७-१२-१६ ॥evaM vidho brahmacArI vAnaprastho yatirgRhI । caran viditavijJAnaH paraM brahmAdhigacchati ॥ 7-12-16 ॥By practicing in this way, whether one be in the brahmacārī-āśrama, gṛhastha-āśrama, vānaprastha-āśrama or sannyāsa-āśrama, one must always realize the all-pervading presence of the Supreme Lord, for in this way it is possible to understand the Absolute Truth. ॥ 7-12-16 ॥
  5. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/15
    अग्नौ गुरावात्मनि च सर्वभूतेष्वधोक्षजम् । भूतैः स्वधामभिः पश्येदप्रविष्टं प्रविष्टवत् ॥ ७-१२-२५ ॥agnau gurAvAtmani ca sarvabhUteSvadhokSajam । bhUtaiH svadhAmabhiH pazyedapraviSTaM praviSTavat ॥ 7-12-25 ॥One should realize that in the fire, in the spiritual master, in one’s self and in all living entities — in all circumstances and conditions — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, has simultaneously entered and not entered. He is situated externally and internally as the full controller of everything. ॥ 7-12-15 ॥
  6. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/13
    उषित्वैवं गुरुकुले द्विजोऽधीत्यावबुध्य च । त्रयीं साङ्गोपनिषदं यावदर्थं यथाबलम् ॥ ७-१२-१३ ॥uSitvaivaM gurukule dvijo'dhItyAvabudhya ca । trayIM sAGgopaniSadaM yAvadarthaM yathAbalam ॥ 7-12-13 ॥According to the rules and regulations mentioned above, one who is twice-born, namely a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya, should reside in the gurukula under the care of the spiritual master. There he should study and learn all the Vedic literatures along with their supplements and the Upaniṣads, according to his ability and power to study. ॥ 7-12-13 ॥
  7. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/14
    दत्त्वा वरमनुज्ञातो गुरोः कामं यदीश्वरः । गृहं वनं वा प्रविशेत्प्रव्रजेत्तत्र वा वसेत् ॥ ७-१२-१४ ॥dattvA varamanujJAto guroH kAmaM yadIzvaraH । gRhaM vanaM vA pravizetpravrajettatra vA vaset ॥ 7-12-14 ॥If possible, the student or disciple should reward the spiritual master with the remuneration the spiritual master requests, and then, following the master’s order, the disciple should leave and accept one of the other āśramas, namely the gṛhastha-āśrama, vānaprastha-āśrama or sannyāsa-āśrama, as he desires. ॥ 7-12-14 ॥
  8. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/15
    अग्नौ गुरावात्मनि च सर्वभूतेष्वधोक्षजम् । भूतैः स्वधामभिः पश्येदप्रविष्टं प्रविष्टवत् ॥ ७-१२-२५ ॥agnau gurAvAtmani ca sarvabhUteSvadhokSajam । bhUtaiH svadhAmabhiH pazyedapraviSTaM praviSTavat ॥ 7-12-25 ॥One should realize that in the fire, in the spiritual master, in one’s self and in all living entities — in all circumstances and conditions — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, has simultaneously entered and not entered. He is situated externally and internally as the full controller of everything. ॥ 7-12-15 ॥
  9. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/14
    दत्त्वा वरमनुज्ञातो गुरोः कामं यदीश्वरः । गृहं वनं वा प्रविशेत्प्रव्रजेत्तत्र वा वसेत् ॥ ७-१२-१४ ॥dattvA varamanujJAto guroH kAmaM yadIzvaraH । gRhaM vanaM vA pravizetpravrajettatra vA vaset ॥ 7-12-14 ॥If possible, the student or disciple should reward the spiritual master with the remuneration the spiritual master requests, and then, following the master’s order, the disciple should leave and accept one of the other āśramas, namely the gṛhastha-āśrama, vānaprastha-āśrama or sannyāsa-āśrama, as he desires. ॥ 7-12-14 ॥
  10. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/12/13
    उषित्वैवं गुरुकुले द्विजोऽधीत्यावबुध्य च । त्रयीं साङ्गोपनिषदं यावदर्थं यथाबलम् ॥ ७-१२-१३ ॥uSitvaivaM gurukule dvijo'dhItyAvabudhya ca । trayIM sAGgopaniSadaM yAvadarthaM yathAbalam ॥ 7-12-13 ॥According to the rules and regulations mentioned above, one who is twice-born, namely a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya, should reside in the gurukula under the care of the spiritual master. There he should study and learn all the Vedic literatures along with their supplements and the Upaniṣads, according to his ability and power to study. ॥ 7-12-13 ॥