820
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 15]
system of four orders of life and four castes in terms of quality and work known as  vaṛṇāśrama-dharma , is the beginning of real human life, and Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, as the protector of this system of human activities, timely retired from active life as a  sannyāsī , handing over the charge of the administration to a trained prince, Mahārāja Parīkṣit. The scientific system of  vaṛṇāśrama-dharma  divides the human life in four divisions of occupation and four orders of life. The four orders of life as  brahmacārī ,  gṛhastha ,  vānaprastha  and  sannyāsa  are to be followed by all, irrespective of the occupational division. Modern politicians do not wish to retire from active life, even if they are old enough, but Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, as an ideal king, voluntarily retired from active administrative life to prepare himself for the next life. Everyone's life must be so arranged that the last stage of life, say at least the last fifteen to twenty years prior to death, can be absolutely devoted to devotional service of the Lord to attain the highest perfection of life. It is really foolishness to engage oneself all the days of one's life in material enjoyment and fruitive activities, because as long as the mind remains absorbed in fruitive work for material enjoyment, there is no chance of getting out from conditioned life or material bondage. No one should follow the suicidal policy of neglecting one's supreme task of attaining the highest perfection of life, namely going back home, back to Godhead.
TEXT 40
विमृज्य तत्र तत् सर्वं दुक्लवलयादिकम् । निर्ममो निरर्हकारः संछिन्नाशेषबन्धनः ॥४०॥
viṣrjya tatra tat sarvam dukūla-valayādikam nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sañchinnāśeṣa-bandhanaḥ
viṣrjya —relinquishing;  tatra —all those;  tat —that;  sarvam —everything;  dukūla —belt;  valayādikam —and bangles;  nirmamaḥ —uninterested;  nirahaṅkāraḥ —unattached;  sañchinna —perfectly cut off;  aśeṣa-bandhanaḥ —unlimited attachment.
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira at once relinquished all his garments, belt and ornaments of the royal order and became completely disinterested and unattached to everything.