The holy book which clears misconcepts about the system of classes and stages of life and explains their true meaning.

     The system of classes and stages of life (varna and ashram) is the very foundation of Indian (Bharatiya) society. The motive of this concept of system of classes and stages of life is to bring about individual spiritual progress and the upliftment of society respectively. This is the secret of the stability of Indian social life since thousands of years. This holy book provides information on the origin, special features of the four classes - Brahman (priest), Kshatriya (warrior), Vaishya (businessman) and Shudra (labourer), determination of the class to which one belongs, religious orders, sects, communities, remedies to eliminate the caste system and comparison of the various religious orders and sects.
    The lifestyle that one should follow in the various stages (ashrams) of life and the spiritual practice to be undertaken is explained in the system of Righteousness known as a stage of life (ashram). These four stages are those of the celibate (brahmacharyashram), the householder (gruhasthashram), the retired householder (vanaprasthashram) and the ascetic (sannyasashram). This holy book elaborates on the importance of stages of life, duties to be observed in those stages, the means of sustenance in those stages, etc.