The second step is domesticity. After this is the residence in the forcst. After that it should be known is the highest step, viz., that belongs to Adhyatma.
गार्हस्थ्यं तु द्वितीयं स्याद् वानप्रस्थमतः परम्। ततः परं तु विज्ञेयमध्यात्मं परमं पदम्॥