Shloka : 175

नैष्ठिकव्रतवन्तो ये वर्णिनो मदुपाश्रया: ।

तै: स्पृश्या न स्त्रीयो भाष्या न न वीक्ष्याश्च ता धिया ॥ 175॥

હવે નૈષ્ઠિક બ્રહ્મચારીના જે વિશેષ ધર્મ તે કહીએ છીએ; અમારે આશ્રિત એવા જે નૈષ્ઠિક બ્રહ્મચારી તેમણે, સ્ત્રીમાત્રનો સ્પર્શ ન કરવો; અને સ્ત્રીઓ સંગાથે બોલવું નહિ; અને જાણીને તે સ્ત્રીઓ સન્મુખ જોવું નહિ. ॥ 175 ॥

Now , I explain the specific code of conduct for a staunch celibate. My devotees who are staunch celibates should not touch any woman and should not talk to any woman and should not look at a woman knowingly. || 175 ||

Commenatary

'Naisthikvarni' means a celibate who observes eight types of celibacy throughout his life. Such staunch celibate devotees of Shri Hari should observe celibacy in eight ways. They are they should not listen to a conversation about women (praise the virtues of a woman) or describe the qualities of a woman; talk to women jokingly; observe women; talk with a woman in a lonely place; think about a woman; visualize a woman in her childhood, young age, old age, beautiful, ugly etc. forms; and perform sexual intercourse through body. Moreover, if they have to ask certain questions regarding food, water, fire-wood, vessels, some cooking related inquiry, their stay in some proper place and the details of a seeker who wants to be initiated as a celibate etc. they should not talk to the women directly, but should ask through a man and answer through him.

And a staunch celibate should renounce the wealth as he has renounced a woman i.e. he should never touch money and should not keep gold, silver etc. materials with him and should not be kept with someone else saying that it belongs to him (i.e. the celibate).