Tag: Four Stages of Life

Why Should One Get Married

Question – Why should one get married ? Is it a necessity?   Answer – In our society there are two types of celibates – ‘Naisthika‘ (life long celibates) and ‘Upakurvaana‘ (celibates after leading a household life). ‘Naisthika‘ celibates are those who lead a pure unmarried life throughout their life; while ‘Upakurvaana‘ celibates are those […]

Four Stages of Life (Ashram) in the Gita

||ShriHari|| Phalgun Shukla Pratipada, Vikram Samvat 2074, Shukravaar Feb 16, 2018, Friday यथा सर्वेषु शास्त्रेषु प्रोक्ताश्चत्वार आश्रमा:। गीतया न तथा प्रोक्ता: संकेतेनैव दर्शिया:॥ yatha sarvesu sastresu proktascatvara asramah gitaya na tatba proktah samkete naiva darsitah   In the Gita, there is a clear description of the four social orders – priest class, warrior class, mercantile […]