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Similar verse in Mahabharata (Gita Press version Shanti Parva Adhyaya 192 Pg.no.4907<ref name=":4" />)
 
Similar verse in Mahabharata (Gita Press version Shanti Parva Adhyaya 192 Pg.no.4907<ref name=":4" />)
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== Vanaprastha for Women ==
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According to the Smrtis, women could accompany their husbands in the Vanaprasthashrama if they so desired.
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In fact, the itihasas are replete with examples that suggest that women on their own also could enter the vanaprasthashrana.
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For example,
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* Amba (MB 5.187.25-28)
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* Kunti (MB 15.25.15)
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* Satyavati with her daughters-in-law (MB 1.119.11)<ref>Anant Balwant Marathe (2011), The Socio-Religious Implications of Vanaprastha and Samnyasa, Delhi: New Bharatiya Book Corporation.</ref> 
    
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
[[Category:Dharmas]]
 
[[Category:Dharmas]]
 
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