- Period of formal education
- Till age 25
- Male leaves to stay with guru to get spiritual/practical knowledge
Second stage: "Grihastha"-householder stage
- Starts when one gets married and has to support family
Third stage: "Vanaprastha"- Hermit stage
- no longer a householder (grandfather now: children established their own lives
Fourth Stage: "Sannyasa"- Wandering Ascetic stage.
- completely devotes to god (virtually merges with god)
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