Obtaining the permission of his preceptor, he should follow one of the four modes of life and live in it duly satisfying its duties till he renounces his body.
आचार्येणाभ्यनुज्ञातश्चतुर्णामेकमाश्रमम्। आविमोक्षाच्छरीरस्य सोऽवतिष्ठेद् यथाविधि॥