यदासौ नियमेऽकल्पो जरया जातवेपथु: । आत्मन्यग्नीन् समारोप्य मच्चित्तोऽग्निं समाविशेत् ॥ ११ ॥
yadāsau niyame ’kalpo jarayā jāta-vepathuḥ ātmany agnīn samāropya mac-citto ’gniṁ samāviśet
- yadā
- when
- asau
- the saintly vānaprastha
- niyame
- in his prescribed duties
- akalpaḥ
- unable to carry on
- jarayā
- due to old age
- jāta
- arisen
- vepathuḥ
- trembling of the body
- ātmani
- within his heart
- agnīn
- the sacrificial fires
- samāropya
- placing
- mat-cittaḥ
- his mind fixed in Me
- agnim
- the fire
- samāviśet
- should enter
If the vānaprastha is overtaken by old age and because of his trembling body is no longer able to execute his prescribed duties, he should place the sacrificial fire within his heart by meditation. Then, fixing his mind on Me, he should enter into the fire and give up his body.