Vana—forest.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-V-›Vana-forest. Vana-forest. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/v/vana-forest Previous: Vanaprastha-retired family life, in which one quits home to cultivate renunciation and travels from holy place to holy place in preparation for the renounced order of life; the third order of Vedic spiritual life; A retired householder. A member of the third spiritual devision of life, according to the Vedic social system of four asramas. See Brahmacari, Grhastha, Sannyasi. Next: Vandana-the devotional process of offering prayers to the Lord.