Shloka : 187

स्नानं सन्ध्यां च गायत्रीजपं श्रीविष्णुपूजनम् ।

अकृत्वा वैंश्वदेवं च कर्तव्यं नैव भोजनम् ॥ 187 ॥

અને જે બ્રાહ્મણ હોય તેણે સ્નાન, સંધ્યા, ગાયત્રીનો જપ, શ્રી વિષ્ણુની પૂજા અને વૈશ્વદેવ એટલાં વાનાં કર્યા વિના ભોજન કરવું જ નહિ. (એવી રીતે નૈષ્ઠિક બ્રહ્મચારીના વિશેષ ધર્મ કહ્યા). ॥ 187 ॥

And a Brahmin should not have food without performing bath, meditation during twilight, recitation of Gayatri Mantra, worship to Shri Vishnu and offerings to Vaishwadev. (These are the specific code of conduct for a staunch celibate.) || 187 ||

Commentary

As mentioned in the commentary of Shloka 186, if the characteristics of one caste are found in a person belonging to another caste, then the caste of that person should be considered as per his characteristics. Shri Hari has instructed His devotees to live their lives with high principles. Therefore, everyone who follows His instructions belongs to the Brahmin caste. Therefore the instruction of this Shloka should be followed by all His devotees.

In this Shloka, Shri Hari has instructed His devotees to have food only after performing bath, meditation during twilight, Mantra recitation, idol worship and offerings to Vaishwadev. The method of performing bath has been explained by Shri Hari while describing daily routine which is: one should get up before sunrise, visualize oneself as spiritual soul and contemplate the divine form of God in one's heart; after eliminating bodily wastes and brushing the teeth, one should have bath with pure water. And while bathing one should recite the name of God. 'Sandhya' means meditation of the Ultimate Supreme Being by experiencing the unity with the divine form of Shri Hari. 'Mantrajapa' means to recite the eight lettered mantra of Shri Hari or the six lettered mantra of 'Swaminarayan'. 'Moortipuja' means to visualize the divine form of Shri Hari in the form of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj, Shri Sahajanand Swami etc. and to worship those idols. 'Vaishwadev' means to offer food to Shri Hari in the form of idol. After performing all these rituals one should have food. And one should not overeat. Because through moderate intake of food health, longevity, strength and happiness could be attained. Along with these rituals one should regularly sing or attend the 'Kirtans' of the virtues of God and one should remain in contact with the God-realized saints of Shri Hari.

Moreover, Shri Hari has mentioned in Vachanamrit that a devotee of God should always contemplate God in his heart while performing the actions like eating, drinking, bathing, washing, walking, sitting etc.. All these daily routines remind of Shri Hari. Therefore, performing them as per the instructions of Shri Hari to please Him, is as good as following Bhagwat Dharma.

As a conclusion of the specific code of conduct for the staunch celibates, Shri Hari says: "Whoever follows these specific codes of conduct for the staunch celibates, explained by Me, pleases Me, the Supreme God Shri Sahajanand Swami and I fulfill all his wishful desires."