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प्रथमे नार्जिता विद्या द्वितीये नार्जितं धनम् । तृतीये नार्जितं पुण्यं चतुर्थे किं करिष्यति ॥
If one does not acquire knowledge in the first stage of life, wealth in the second, and merit in the third — what will one do in the fourth?
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ashramasfour stages of lifeprioritiestime