# SB 7.12.17 ## Text > vānaprasthasya vakṣyāmi > niyamān muni-sammatān > yān āsthāya munir gacched > ṛṣi-lokam uhāñjasā ## Synonyms *vānaprasthasya*—of a person in the *vānaprastha-āśrama* (retired life); *vakṣyāmi*—I shall now explain; *niyamān*—the rules and regulations; *muni*-*sammatān*—which are recognized by great *munis,* philosophers and saintly persons; *yān*—which; *āsthāya*—being situated in, or practicing; *muniḥ*—a saintly person; *gacchet*—is promoted; *ṛṣi*-*lokam*—to the planetary system where the seers and *munis* go (Maharloka); *uha*—O King; *añjasā*—without difficulty. ## Translation **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.**