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Yes, they are equivalent for sure. But they are not same.

I wrote it as " The day (yad ahar) one is devoid of energy/incapable (vi-rajet) (in any asrama), that day (tad ahar) can adopt saMnyAsa (pravrajet). This is a fair exception to the asrama dharma which otherwise proceeds sequentially.

It can also be written as " The day (yad ahar) one is devoid of rajo guna (vi-rajet) (in any asrama), that day (tad ahar) can adopt saMnyAsa (pravrajet)

I chose the first option. The reason is saMnyAsa is not giving up rajas alone. It is also giving up tamas. So the day one become vi-rajet (if it is about guna) that day person can't adopt saMnyAsa.

But yes, this kind of interpretation has been used to justify people getting to saMnyAsa directly from other asramas in later days.

-TBT

[QUOTE="thebigthinkg, post: 409543, member: 14192"] Yes, they are equivalent for sure. But they are not same. I wrote it as " The day (yad ahar) one is devoid of energy/incapable (vi-rajet) (in any asrama), that day (tad ahar) can adopt saMnyAsa (pravrajet). This is a fair exception to the asrama dharma which otherwise proceeds sequentially. It can also be written as " The day (yad ahar) one is devoid of rajo guna (vi-rajet) (in any asrama), that day (tad ahar) can adopt saMnyAsa (pravrajet) I chose the first option. The reason is saMnyAsa is not giving up rajas alone. It is also giving up tamas. So the day one become vi-rajet (if it is about guna) that day person can't adopt saMnyAsa. But yes, this kind of interpretation has been used to justify people getting to saMnyAsa directly from other asramas in later days. -TBT [/QUOTE]

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