वानप्रस्थस्य वक्ष्यामि नियमान्मुनिसम्मतान् ।
यानास्थाय मुनिर्गच्छेद् ऋषिलोकमुहाञ्जसा ॥ १७ ॥
yan asthaya munir gacched
vanaprasthasya-of a person in the vanaprastha-asrama (retired life); vaksyami-I shall now explain; niyaman-the rules and regulations; muni-sammatan-which are recognized by great munis, philosophers and saintly persons; yan-which; asthaya-being situated in, or practicing; munih-a saintly person; gacchet-is promoted; rsi-lokam-to the planetary system where the seers and munis go (Maharloka); uha-O King; anjasa-without difficulty.
O King, I shall now describe the qualifications for a vanaprastha, one who has retired from family life. By rigidly following the rules and regulations for the vanaprastha, one can easily be elevated to the upper planetary system known as Maharloka.