So gṛhasthas are supposed to be paramahaṁsa. Just like Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, he was gṛhastha, magistrate, government servant, but he has worked so much for Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in writing books.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's lecture, Sri Vyasa-puja -- London, August 22, 1973
