167. They should never give away to others the money which is
required for their own support. That only must be given away
which they have in excess.
168. They should eat only one meal a day, and should sleep on
the ground; they should never look at (animals) engaged in sexual
acts.
169. They must never wear the dress of a married woman, nor of a
female ascetic, nor of a mendicant, nor any unbecoming attire.
170. They should neither associate with nor touch a woman who
has been guilty of procuring abortion; nor should they either
converse about, or hear stories of the loves of the male sex.
171. Except in times of distress widows who are young should
never remain alone in secret places along with men, even with
their own relatives, if youthful.
172. They should never join in the frolics practised at the Holî
festival, nor should they put on ornaments or finely woven
clothes composed of cotton or metal threads.
173. Neither wives nor widows ought ever to bathe without
wearing clothes. No woman should ever conceal the first
appearance of her monthly periods.
174. A woman at that season should not for an interval of three
days touch any human being, clothes, etc.; nor ought she to do so
till she has bathed on the fourth day.
175. Those of my followers who have taken the vow of Naish.thika
Brahmaçârîs (that is, of perpetual celibacy and chastity) must
not knowingly either touch or converse with or look at women.
176. They should never talk or listen to conversations about
women, and they should not perform their ablutions or other
religious rites at places where women pass backwards and
forwards.
177. They should never knowingly touch or look at even the
pictures or wooden images of women, unless they be the
representations of goddesses.
178. They should neither draw any likeness of a woman, nor touch
her clothes. They must never knowingly look even at animals
engaged in sexual acts.
179. They should neither touch nor look at a male dressed up as
a woman; nor should they sing the praises of the Deity with a
view to being heard by women.
180. They should pay no attention to the command of even their
spiritual preceptor if likely to lead them to a breach of their
vow of chastity. They should continue steadfast, contented, and
humble-minded.
181. When a woman insists on forcing herself near them, they
should immediately try to keep her off by expostulating with her,
and (if she still approaches) by reproaching her.
182. In cases where their own lives, or those of women, are in
jeopardy, they may be allowed contact or conversation with women,
such contact being necessary for the saving of life.
183. They should not anoint their lips with oil. They should
not carry weapons. They should not dress themselves in
unbecoming costume. They should subdue the sense of taste.
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