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“One should never stay where there may not be a king, a physician, a river and a learned Brahman.
Maybe this was the definition of a janaprada: a source of authority, a source of healing, a source of water, and a source of stored knowledge.
“One should pay full attention to one’s son till he becomes five years of age. After this the boy gets some idea of what is really good and bad for him. But between 6 to 15 years treat your son with constant reprimand in order to prevent him from going wayward. But as soon as he turns 16, start treating him as your friend.
This helps realign the understanding of the inflection points for the four ashramas : brahmacarya, grhastha, vānaprastha and sanyāsa. They are 15 years each and not 25 years each.
