Devanagari
एवं वसन् गृहे कालं विरक्तो न्यासमास्थित: ।
वनं जगामानुययुस्तत्पत्न्य: पतिदेवता: ॥ ५३ ॥
Verse text
evaṁ vasan gṛhe kālaṁ
virakto nyāsam āsthitaḥ
vanaṁ jagāmānuyayus
tat-patnyaḥ pati-devatāḥ
Synonyms
evam
—
in this way
;
vasan
—
living
;
gṛhe
—
at home
;
kālam
—
passing away time
;
viraktaḥ
—
became detached
;
nyāsam
—
in the renounced order of life
;
āsthitaḥ
—
became situated
;
vanam
—
in the forest
;
jagāma
—
he went
;
anuyayuḥ
—
was followed by
;
tat
—
patnyaḥ — all his wives
;
pati
—
devatāḥ — because their only worshipable object was their husband .
Translation
In this way he passed his life in household affairs for some time, but then he became detached from material enjoyment. To renounce material association, he accepted the vānaprastha order and went to the forest. His devoted wives followed him, for they had no shelter other than their husband.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
In this way he passed his life in household affairs for some time, but then he became detached from material enjoyment. He accepted the vānaprastha order and went to the forest. His devoted wives followed him, for they had no shelter other than their husband.
Nyāsam means giving up material association, taking vāna-prastha.