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Vanaprasthashrama (वानप्रस्थाश्रमः) (view source)
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An anchorite shall live in the forest, living on roots and fruits and given to austerities. He kindles the sacred fire according to the procedure for recluses and refrains from eating what is grown in a village. He shall pay homage to gods, ancestors, humans, spirits and seers and entertain guests from all classes except those who are prescribed. He may also avail himself of the flesh of animals killed by the predators. He should not step on ploughed land or enter a village. He shall wear matted hair and clothes of bark or skin and never eat anything that has been stored for more than an year.<ref name=":6" />
An anchorite shall live in the forest, living on roots and fruits and given to austerities. He kindles the sacred fire according to the procedure for recluses and refrains from eating what is grown in a village. He shall pay homage to gods, ancestors, humans, spirits and seers and entertain guests from all classes except those who are prescribed. He may also avail himself of the flesh of animals killed by the predators. He should not step on ploughed land or enter a village. He shall wear matted hair and clothes of bark or skin and never eat anything that has been stored for more than an year.<ref name=":6" />
'''Baudhayana Dharmasutra'''
The Baudhayana Dharmasutra divides forest hermits into 2 categories viz. Hermits who cook and Hermits who do not cook. They are further sub-divided into 5 types each.
The hermits who cook are,
* सर्वारण्यक - eating all forest produce
Sarvaranyakas are further divided into 2 types viz.
इन्द्रावसिक्त - using plants produced by rain (produce of vines, shrubs, creepers and trees)
रेतोवसिक्त - using animals produced from semen (flesh of animals killed by tigers, wolves, hawks or other predators)
* वैतुषिक - eating only husked grain (avoiding grains with husks and collecting rice kernels)
* कन्दमूलभक्ष - eating only bulbs and roots
* फलभक्ष - eating only fruits
* शाकभक्ष - eating only leafy vegetables
All of them after collecting their special type of food, are supposed to cook it, offer the daily fire sacrifices with it morning and evening, give portions of it to ascetics, guests and students and eat what remains.
The hermits who do not cook are,
* उन्मज्जक - the submerged (see Ramayana 3.6.3). Unmajjakas avoid using iron and stone implements.
* प्रवृताशिन् - eating what is found. Pravrttashins take food in their hands.
* मुखेनादायिन् - taking with the mouths. Mukhenadayins take food with their mouths.
* तोयाहार - subsisting on water. Toyaharas subsist only on water.
* वायुभक्ष - subsisting on air. Vayubhakshas do not eat at all.<ref name=":6" />
== Bhagavata Purana==
== Bhagavata Purana==