TEXT 23
yadakalpah sva-kriyayam
vyadhibhir jarayathava
anviksikyam va vidyayam
kuryad anasanadikam
SYNONYMS
yada—when; akalpah—unable to act; sva-kriyayam—in one’s own prescribed duties; vyadhibhih—because of disease; jaraya—or because of old age; athava—either; anviksikyam—in spiritual advancement; va—or; vidyayam—in the advancement of knowledge; kuryat—one must do; anasana-adikam—not take sufficient food.
TRANSLATION
When because of disease or old age one is unable to perform his prescribed duties for advancement in spiritual consciousness or study of the Vedas, he should practice fasting, not taking any food.

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