Shloka : 176

तासां वार्ता न कर्तव्या न श्रव्याश्च कदाचन ।

तत्पादचारास्थानेषु न च स्नानादिकार किया: ॥ 176 ॥

અને તે સ્ત્રીઓની વાર્તા ક્યારેય ન કરવી ને ન સાંભળવી; અને જે સ્થાનકને વિષે સ્ત્રીઓનો પગફેર હોય તે સ્થાનકને વિષે, સ્નાનાદિક ક્રિયા કરવા ન જવું. ॥ 176 ॥

And they should neither talk about women nor listen to such conversations to a place, where women are moving around, they should not go to perform bath etc. || 176 ||

Commentary

The celibate devotees of Shri Hari, should not narrate the narratives describing the virtues and weaknesses of women. And they should not allow a woman to enter their place for sweeping, cleaning etc. activities. They themselves should perform such activities or make other men do that.

And a place which is frequently visited by women i.e. where women move around, such places should not be used by a celibate to perform bath, to excrete etc. Because visiting such places can remind of a woman and could lead to breach of their celibacy.

Moreover, a place where a woman is staying alongwith her father, brother etc. many male members, even then a celibate should not spend night in such a place.