[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Minor Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa) › [Of Sūrya and Gaṇeśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya) › [Mudgalapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala) › 3.18.2 # Mudgalapurana 3.18.2 Mudgalapurāṇa 3.18.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.18.2) brahmacaryaṃ ca gārhasthyaṃ vānaprasthyaṃ tathaiva ca | proktā vedeṣu saṃnyāsa āśramā vedavādibhiḥ || > Studentship, householdership, forest-dwelling, and likewise / renunciation are declared in the Vedas as the stages of life by expounders of the Vedas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.18.1) - [Next: 3.18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.18.3) - [Up: 3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.3.18.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.18.2) · Pramāṇa