The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 257

p. 257

निवृत्तेनैव दोषेण तपोव्रतमिहाचरेत् ।

In plain words

Only once the fault has fallen away should you take up tapas and keep the vow — here, in this life.

Close to the Sanskrit

With the fault indeed having ceased, one should practise austerity and vow here.