[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1970 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1970 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1970 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1970](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1970) VĀNA-PRASTHA. ‘A dweller in the worlds.’ A Brāhman in the third stage of his religious life, passing his time as an anchorite in the woods. See Brāhman. - [Previous: c5.1969](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1969) - [Next: c5.1971](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1971) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1970](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1970) · Pramāṇa