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Chapter 17
Arjavam:- It consists, in the absence of crookedness i.e., there should not be any stiffness and twist, in a body. Man who has pride, becomes crooked. So a striver, who wants to attain salvation should renounce pride, by doing so, he develops uprightness.
Brahmararyanr:- It consists in abstaining from sex. One who observes celibacy, should take the following precautions.
(i) He should not remember past sexual intercourse. (ii) He should not talk to women, with attachment. (iii) He should not joke, with them. (iv) He should not gaze at them. (v) He should not talk to them, in loneliness. (vi) He should not think of sexual intercourse. (vii) He should be determined not to indulge in sexual intercourse. (viii) He should not indulge in sexual intercourse.
A person, in the state of celibacy and in retired order (Vanaprastha), and renounced order (Sannyasa), must preserve his seminal fluid, in action and thought. A householder, can have sexual intercourse with his wife, after the period of the mouse every month, according to ordinance of the scriptures. Such a person, who observes this rule, is considered a celibate, even during his family life. A widow, who controls her sex desire, attains the same goal as a celibate does.
In fact, a celibate is he, who is firm in the vow of celibacy[1]. But if there is seminal emission during sleep or because of a disease etc., when a person does not want discharge of semen, it means that he is, firm in celibacy. So a celibate, should have pure feelings and never allow his mind to be diverted, towards a woman. Even if, by chance it is diverted he should have a firm determination, to observe celibacy.
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