The Order of Stages of Life and the Four Castes. - Verse 5
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 3 · Verse 5
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Sanskrit Original
अनिष्ट्वा विधिवद यज्ञैरनुत्पाद्य तथात्मजम। नगार्हस्थ्यं गृहीत्यक्त्वा संन्यसेद बुद्धिमान द्विजः।।
aniṣṭvā vidhivad yajñairanutpādya tathātmajam| nagārhasthyaṃ gṛhītyaktvā saṃnyased buddhimān dvijaḥ||
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But normally an intelligent Brahmana house-holder shall not renounce by eschewing house-holder’s life without duly performing sacrifices, and without procreating sons.