Shloka : 183

तैलाभ्यङ्गो न कर्तव्यो न धार्यं चायुधं तथा ।

वेषो न विकृतो धार्यो जेतव्या रसना च तै: ॥ 183 ॥

અને તે નૈષ્ઠિક બ્રહ્મચારી તેમણે, પોતાના શરીરે તૈલમર્દન ન કરવું, ને આયુધ ન ધારવું, ને ભયંકર એવો જે વેષ તે ન ધારવો અને રસના ઇંદ્રિયને જીતવી. ॥ 183 ॥

And a staunch celibate should not massage his body with oil, should not carry any weapon nor dress up in horrible attire; he should try to conquer his desires of taste. || 183 ||

Commentary

The celibate devotees of Shri Hari should not rub their bodies even with sandalwood paste offered to God nor have bath after massaging the body with scented oil. While bathing also they should not rub their body parts; they should not rub their feet; should not watch their face in the mirror and should not apply 'Kajal' in their eyes.

Moreover, the celibates should not carry any weapons like sword etc. and should not carry a stick etc. with the intention to beat someone up. Because it can create the desire to commit violence.

And the celibates should not wear clothes which are not approved by the scriptures i.e. clothes which are very expensive, having exotic prints, shawl, Dushala etc., dyed in bright colours; and the clothes which are not approved by the society i.e. clothes which are dirty, torn, which can create fear or which are transparent. They should not carry umbrella with them. They should not watch dance performances.

A celibate should own two white 'Kaupin' i.e. underwear and two white 'Dhotis' to cover their bodies. And while having food they should wear a cloth made of jute or wool.

Moreover, they can own (possess) a mattress, bed-sheet, blanket, two small towel sized clothes to wrap around their waist and a square-kerchief to cover their head; all of them should be dyed with saffron coloured clay. They should wear a red wollen cap. They should have a piece of blanket to sit, a 'Japmala' i.e. a string of 108 beads to recite the name of God, alongwith 'Goumukhi', 'Gopichandan' to draw 'Tilak' and a pair of wooden footwear.

A celibate should try to conquer their desires of taste, because by conquering the 'Rasna' i.e. tongue, all the desires of senses could be conquered.