Shloka : 18

व्यभिचारो न कर्तव्य: पुम्भि: स्त्रीभिश्च मां श्रितै: ।

धूतादि व्यसनं त्याज्यं नाद्यं भगादिमादकम् ॥ 18 ॥

અને અમારા આશ્રિત જે પુરુષ તથા સ્ત્રીઓ તેમણે વ્યભિચાર ન કરવો; અને જૂગટું આદિક જે વ્યસન તેનો ત્યાગ કરવો. અને ભાંગ્ય, મફર, માજમ, ગાંજો એ આદિક જે કેફ કરનાર વસ્તુ તે ખાવાં નહિ અને પીવાં પણ નહિ. ॥ 18 ॥

And all my devotees, men and women, should not commit adultery, should give up vices like gambling etc. and should never consume intoxicating substances like opium, hashish, hemp, marijuana etc.. || 18 ||

Commentary

Shriji Maharaj instructs in above Shloka: "My devotees, men and women, should not commit adultery." This statement implies that a man should not have illicit relationship with other woman and a woman should not have illicit relationship with other man.

Any man should not have illicit sexual relationship with other woman, and should not even desire her for the sexual pleasure. Sexual desire for the other woman not only ruins all the good deeds performed earlier but distracts one from the path of spir­itual progress. A man who has illicit sexual relationship with other woman and a woman who has illicit sexual relationship with other man in this world, both of them are punished by the mes­sengers of God of death i.e. 'Yamdootas'. In the next world, they are punished with the iron whip and are forced to hug the red hot iron idol of the opposite sex. Therefore, one should not commit adultery in one’s imagination also.

In this world also adultery causes loss of longevity, reputation, beauty, dignity, wealth etc.. Adulterers attain incurable diseases.

Here, an ordinary adultery has been explained. But adultery with 'Gurustree' i.e. wife of one’s Guru is the biggest sin and adul­tery with one’s sister is an extreme sin. For women also, commit­ting adultery with the Guru, disciple etc. is an extreme sin. Therefore, sexual desire for the women other than one’s own wife should be given up.

And vices like gambling etc. should be given up completely. Adultery, gambling, hunting the animals, consuming alcoholic liquor, dance, music, instrumental music, aimless roaming, unjust criticism, sleep during daytime - these ten are the main vices among the human beings. Therefore, they should be given up. Moreover, meaningless talk, abusing someone, visiting the shops etc. in the market-place without any purpose, company of a characterless woman, following the scripture which lacks devotion and religion etc. should also be given up. Also drama, cinema, shameless public performances, farcical drama etc. which cause unhealthy desires; chess, playing cards etc. games and cracking jokes -fun etc. pastime activities should be given up.

And all the intoxicating substances like opium, hashish, hemp, marijuana, tobacco, snuff, morphine etc. i.e. the substances which cause the loss of awareness, should not be touched even, therefore it is needless to say that they should not be consumed.