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[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 24]]
TEXT 259
“ঘরে গিয়া ব্রাহ্মণে দেহ’ যত আছে ধন । এক এক বস্ত্র পরি’ বাহির হও দুইজন ॥ ২৫৯ ॥
“ghare giyā brāhmaṇe deha’ yata āche dhana eka eka vastra pari’ bāhira hao dui-iana
SYNONYMS
ghare giyā —returning home;  brāhmaṇe —to the  brāhmaṇas , the most intelligent men in spiritual understanding;  deha’ —give;  yata —whatever;  āche —you have;  dhana —riches;  eka eka —each of you;  vastra pari’ —just one cloth;  bāhira hao —leave home;  dui-jana —both of you.
TRANSLATION
“Nārada Muni then advised the hunter, ‘Return home and distribute whatever riches you have to the pure brāhmaṇas who know the Absolute Truth. After distributing all your riches to the brāhmaṇas, both you and your wife should leave home, taking only one cloth to wear.’
PURPORT
This is the process of renunciation at the stage of  vānaprastha . After enjoying householder life for some time, the husband and wife must leave home and distribute their riches to  brāhmaṇas  and Vaiṣṇavas. One can keep his wife as an assistant in the  vānaprastha  stage. The idea is that the wife will assist the husband in spiritual advancement. Therefore Nārada Muni advised the hunter to adopt the  vānaprastha  stage and leave home. It is not that a  gṛhastha  should live at home until he dies.  Vānaprastha  is preliminary to  sannyāsa . In the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement there are many young couples engaged in the Lord's service. Eventually they are supposed to take  vānaprastha , and after the  vānaprastha  stage the husband may take  sannyāsa  in order to preach. The wife may then remain alone and serve the Deity or engage in other activities within the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
TEXT 2600
নদী-তীরে একখানি কুটীর করিয়া। 
তার আগে একপিণ্ডি তুলসী রোপিয়া ॥ ২৬০ ॥
nadi-tire eka-khāni kuṭira kariyā tāra āge eka-piṇḍi tulasī ropiyā