Shloka : 182

प्राणपद्युपपन्नायां स्त्रीणां स्वेषां च वा क्वचित् ।

तदा स्पृष्ट्वापि तद्रक्षा कार्या सम्भाष्य ताश्च वा ॥ 182 ॥

અને જો ક્યારેક સ્ત્રીઓનો અથવા પોતાનો પ્રાણ નાશ થાય એવો આપત્કાળ આવી પડે ત્યારે તો, તે સ્ત્રીઓને અડીને અથવા તે સાથે બોલીને પણ, તે સ્ત્રીઓની રક્ષા કરવી અને પોતાની પણ રક્ષા કરવી. ॥ 182 ॥

And during an emergency which is fatal for one's own life as well as for the women's lives, at that time it is permissible to touch women or talk to them to protect and save their lives as well as one's own life. || 182 ||

Commentary

During the emergencies of life and death like flood, house on fire, fear of horned animals or venomous snakes, bombing, poison, falling down of a building or a tree or spread of epidemics etc. if one's life as well as that of a woman are in danger, a celibate should touch a woman or talk to her and try to save her life as well as one's own life. This is not an offence because only a living human can work for his salvation i.e. without human form salvation is not possible. Therefore, a celibate should try to protect any living human out of compassion and as per his capacity but should not ignore a dying living being. And if there is no danger on anybody's life, then talking to a woman or touching her is an offence.