Now here it is said that this Ajāmila, dvija . . . Dvija means he was properly initiated, second birth. First birth by father, mother, is śūdra. Anyone, even if he is born in a Brahmin family, the natural birth is considered as śūdra. But if there is garbhādhāna-saṁskāra, then he's accepted as born Brahmin. Born Brahmin. Still, one is born Brahmin, he has to undergo the saṁskāras.
So our this . . . Now it is known as Hindu society, although the "Hindu" word is given by the Muhammadans. It is called sanātana-dharma, or varṇāśrama society, who very strictly follow the four divisions, social divisions, of varṇa—brāhmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra—and four division of spiritual life—brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa. So our . . . the Vedic system is called varṇāśrama.
Varṇa means this social order, and āśrama means spiritual division. Therefore those who are following strictly the Vedic principle, that family life is called gṛhastha āśrama. Āśrama. Whenever you add this word āśrama there is spiritual significance.
So all the division—brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa—they are known as āśrama. Anyone can understand āśrama. As soon as there is āśrama, that means "Here some men, saintly person, spiritually advanced person, lives." That is āśrama. So that āśrama, when a student follows the regulative principles, he is supposed to be situated in brahmacārī āśrama. A householder living with family—husband, wife, children—if they are following strictly the regulative principles: gṛhastha āśrama. Similarly, retired life, if he is following the regulative principles: the vānaprastha āśrama.