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The Son of Droṇa Punished
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culture is the common factor for all. The  brahmacārīs , the  gṛhasthas , the  vānaprasthas  and the  sannyāsīs  all belong to the same mission of life, namely, realization of the Supreme. Therefore none of them are less important as far as spiritual culture is concerned. The difference is a matter of formality on the strength of renunciation. The  sannyāsīs  are held in high estimation on the strength of practical renunciation.
TEXT 3
तस्मिन् स्व आश्रमे व्यासो बदरीषण्डमण्डिते । आसीनोऽप उपस्पृश्य प्रणिदध्यौ मनः स्वयम् ॥ ३ ॥
tasmin sva-āśrame vyāso badarī-ṣaṇḍa-maṇḍite āsīno 'pa upasprśya praṇidadhyau manaḥ svayam
tasmin —in that ( āśrama );  sva —own;  āśrame —in the cottage;  vyāsaḥ —Vyāsadeva;  badarī —berry;  ṣaṇḍa —trees;  maṇḍite —surrounded by;  āsīnaḥ apaḥ —sitting;  upasprśya —touching water;  praṇidadhyau —concentrated;  manaḥ —the mind;  svayam —himself.
TRANSLATION
In that place, Śrīla Vyāsadeva, in his own  āśrama , which was surrounded by berry trees, sat down to meditate after touching water for purification.
PURPORT
Under instruction of his spiritual master Śrīla Nārada Muni, Vyāsadeva concentrated his mind in that transcendental place of meditation.
TEXT 4
भक्तियोगेन मनसि सम्यक् प्रणिहितेऽमले । अपश्यत्पुरुषं पूर्णं मायां च तदपाश्रयम् ॥ ४ ॥
bhakti-yogena manasi samyak praṇihite 'male