Shloka : 185

अभ्यासो वेदशास्त्राणां कार्यश्च गुरु़सेवनम् ।

वर्ज्य: स्त्रीणामिव स्रैणपुंसां सङ्गश्च तै: सदा ॥ 185 ॥

અને તે નૈષ્ઠિક બ્રહ્મચારી તેમણે, વેદશાસ્ત્રનો અભ્યાસ કરવો ને ગુરુની સેવા કરવી; ને સ્ત્રીઓની પેઠે જ સ્રૈણ પુરુષનો સંગ જે તે સર્વકાળે વર્જવો. ॥ 185 ॥

And the staunch celibates should study Vedas and serve their Guru; as they avoid the company of a woman, they should always avoid the contact of a man who is desirous of a woman's company. || 185 ||

Commentary

'Veda' means the holy statements of Shriji Maharaj, which are Shikshapatri, Vachanamrit, Harivakyasudhasindhu etc. and 'Shastra' means scriptures which are Satsangijeevan, Satsangibhooshan, Harikrishnaleelamrit, Harileela Kalpataru, Bhaktachintamani etc. should be studied. Because only through these scriptures the knowledge of the life of Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan and His divine sports, aims, principles, instructions, preachings, greatness could be achieved.

And the staunch celibates should serve their Gyanguru who has given him the knowledge of Bhagwat Dharma through 'Satsang', and should remain obliged to him and should obey him.

The celibate devotees of Shri Hari should avoid the contact of a man who is desirous of women as they avoid the contact of women. Because the contact of a woman and the contact of a man who is in company of women, can create strong bondage and involvements which could not be created by any other contact. A person whose mind is distracted by a woman his knowledge, austerity, renouncement, hearing of scriptures, solitude, silence etc. all are futile. Moreover truth, purification, compassion, silence, intellect, wealth, shame, honour, forgiveness, calmness, self-control and prowess etc. all the virtues are destroyed through the contact of a person who is restless, stupid, believer of the physical existence as the ultimate existence, unholy, fit to be grieved upon and a puppet in the hands of a woman. The celibates should not remain in contact of such people.