श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण सप्तम स्कन्ध अध्याय 12 श्लोक 16-31

saptam skandh: dvadashoadhyay: adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: saptam skandh: ekadash adhyayah shlok 16-31 ka hindi anuvad is prakar acharan karane vala brahmachari, vanaprasth, sannyasi athava grihasth vijnan sampann hokar parabrahmatattv ka anubhav prapt kar leta hai. ab maian rrishiyoan ke matanusar vanaprasth-ashram ke niyam batalata hooan. inaka acharan karane se vanaprasth-ashrami ko anayas hi rrishiyoan ke lok maharlok ki prapti ho jati hai. vanaprasth-ashrami ko joti huee bhoomi mean utpann hone vale chaval, geanhooan adi ann nahian khane chahiye. bina jote paida hua ann bhi yadi asamay mean paka ho, to use bhi n khana chahiye. ag se pakaya hua ya kachcha ann bhi n khaye. keval soory ke tap se pake hue kand, mool, phal adi ka hi sevan kare. jangaloan mean apane-ap paida hue dhanyoan se nity-naimittik charu aur purodash ka havan kare. jab naye-naye ann, phal, phool adi milane lagean, tab pahale se ikatthe kiye hue ann ka parityag kar de. agnihotr ke agni ki raksha ke liye hi ghar, parnakuti athava paha d ki gupha ka ashray le. svayan shit, vayu, agni, varsha aur gham ko sahan kare. sir par jata dharan kare aur kesh, rom, nakh evan dadhi-mooanchh n katavaye tatha mail ko bhi sharir se alag n kare. kamandalu, mrigacharm, dand, valkal-vastr aur agnihotr ki samagriyoan ko apane pas rakhe. vicharavanh purush ko chahiye ki barah, ath, char, do ya ek varsh tak vanaprasth-ashram ke niyanoan ka palan kare. dhyan rahe ki kahian adhik tapasya ka klesh sahan karane se buddhi big d n jaye. vanaprasthi purush jab rog athava budhape ke karan apane karm poore n kar sake aur vedant-vichar karane ki bhi samarthy n rahe, tab use anashan adi vrat karane chahiye. anashan ke poorv hi vah apane ahvaniy adi agniyoan ko apani atma mean lin kar le. ‘maianpan’ aur ‘merepan’ ka tyag karake sharir ko usake karanabhoot tattvoan mean yatha yogy bhalibhaanti lin kare. jitendriy purush apane sharir ke chhidrakashoan ko akash mean, pranoan ko vayu mean, garami ko agni mean, rakt, kaph, pib adi jaliy tattvoan ko jal aur haddi adi thos vastuoan ko prithvi mean lin kare. isi prakar vani aur usake karm bhashan ko usake adhishthatri devata agni mean, hath aur usake dvara hone vale kala-kaushal ko indr mean, charan aur usaki gati ko kal svaroop vishnu mean, rati aur upasth ko prajapati mean evan payu aur malotsarg ko unake ashray ke anusar mrityu mean lin kar de. shrot aur usake dvara sune jane vale shabd ko dishaoan mean, sparsh aur tvacha ko vayu mean, netr sahit roop ko jyoti mean, madhur adi ras ke sahit rasanendriy ko jal mean aur yudhishthir! ghranendriy evan usake dvara sooanghe jane vale gandh ko prithvi mean lin kar de. manorathoan ke sath man ko chandrama mean, samajh mean ane vale padarthoan ke sahit buddhi ko brahma mean tatha ahanta aur mamataroop kriya karane vale ahankar ko usake karmoan ke sath rudr mean lin kar de. isi prakar chetana-sahit chitt ko kshetrajn (jiv) mean aur gunoan ke karan vikari-se pratit hone vale jiv ko parabrahm mean lin kar de. sath hi prithvi ka jal mean, jal ka agni mean, agni ka vayu mean, vayu ka akash mean, akash ka ahankar mean, ahankar ka mahattattv mean, mahattattv ka avyakt mean aur avyakt ka avinashi paramatma mean lay kar de. is prakar avinashi paramatma ke roop mean avashisht jo chidvastu hai, vah atma hai, vah maian hooan-yah janakar advitiy bhav mean sthit ho jaye. jaise apane ashray kashthadi ke bhasm ho jane par agni shant hokar apane svaroop mean sthit ho jata hai, vaise hi vah bhi uparat ho jaye.