[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.3818 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3818 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3818 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3818](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3818) VĀNAPRASTHA. (House-holder in the forest). One of the four stages of life. (See under Āśrama). - [Previous: c9.3817](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3817) - [Next: c9.3819](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3819) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3818](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3818) · Pramāṇa