Vol. 5, Issue 1, Part E (2019)

Abstract
There are four Ashramas or stages in life, viz., Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, Sanyasa. Each stage has its own duties. These stages help the evolution of man. The four Ashramas take man to perfection by successive stages. The practice of the four Ashramas regulates the life from the beginning to the end. The interaction of the man and environment is studied based on the Ashramas. Which is explained about the relationship with the nature. Every man should pass through the different Asramas regularly. These four are involved along with environmental ethics in our life. The changes are also noted from the ancient period to the modern period. The concept of ashramas as successive stages in the life of an individual was a later development in vedic society. The vedic dharma originally upheld the concept of ekashramam.