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## The Nature of the Feelings of the Great Vows
**Regarding the first light of Yoga Shastra, verses 30 and 31, there is a difficulty. Even for a Sadhu, there is a possibility of carelessness in taking more than what is needed from the giver, in the process of transcription, cleaning (Poojan), etc. There is a possibility of anxiety arising in the mind of the giver, and the Sadhu himself incurs karmic bondage due to the consumption of unoffered food. This is the third feeling.** (4) Those who follow the same Dharma or are travelers on the same path of Dharma are called Sadharmic. Sadharmic Sadhus are equal in their attire, equal in their conduct and thoughts. The Sadhus who have accepted a particular area (place) before, the Sadhus who come later should stay there only after taking permission from them. Otherwise, it is considered theft. This is the fourth feeling. (5) According to the scriptural method, one should bring only the food and water that is free from defects, desirable, and acceptable, as alms, and after examining it, request the Guru Maharaj. Then, after taking the Guru's permission, one should eat in the group or alone. As a sign, one should keep in mind that "all the instruments that have medicinal or auxiliary differences, that is, the instruments in the form of Dharma-sadhana, should be used only after obtaining the Guru's permission. By doing so, the third Mahavrata is not violated. In this way, these five feelings of the third Mahavrata should be understood. ||29|| Now, we describe the five feelings of the fourth Mahavrata. ||30||**
**Stri-Shanḍha-Pashu-Madveshma-Asana-Kudya-Antar-Ujjhanat | Saraga-Stri-Katha-Tyagat Pragrat-Smriti-Varjanat ||30|| ||31|| Stri-Ramya-Angrekshan-Swanga-Sanskar-Parivarjanat | Pranita-Atyashan-Tyagad, Brahmacharya-Tu Bhavayet ||31|| (Yugmam)**
**Meaning:** The Brahmachari Sadhak should renounce the place where women, eunuchs, and animals live (and their seats or the places where they sit). Similarly, he should not stay in a place where words that are arousing or related to sexual intercourse are heard, even if there is only a curtain, a wall, or a partition in between. And he should renounce stories about women that arouse attachment. He should renounce the memory of past sexual activities. He should not look at the beautiful limbs of women. He should renounce the use of adornments or decorations that enhance the beauty of his body, and he should renounce food that is excessively delicious and beyond measure. In this way, one should protect the Brahmacharya Vrata through the five feelings within these ten Brahmacharya-Gupshis. ||30-31||
**Explanation:** It is essential for a Brahmachari man to be cautious of women, and for a woman to be cautious of men. There are two types of women in the world: Dev-Stri and Manushya-Stri. Both are living beings. But a woman in the form of a picture or a statue (made of wood, clay, etc.) is inanimate. Contact with both types of women is arousing. Similarly, a eunuch (one who has the third Veda rising) is filled with the great delusion karma and is attached to the enjoyment of both women and men. Animals like cows, buffaloes, mares, donkeys, goats, sheep, etc., also have the possibility of sexual intercourse. Therefore, the first feeling is explained. One should renounce the place where women, eunuchs, and animals live day and night. It is forbidden to sit even for a moment on the seat where they sit or on the bedding (Santhare) or the platform, etc., that they have used. Or, one should renounce the place where, upon staying there, one hears the arousing words of a couple behind a wall, a partition, or a curtain, as there is a possibility of violating Brahmacharya. This is the first feeling. Renouncing talking to women with attachment or telling stories about women. The country, caste, lineage, attire, language, gait, gestures, mind, examination, laughter, play, glances, love quarrels, or romantic conversations related to women are like wind, creating a storm of attachment and delusion in the sea of the mind. Therefore, it is essential to stay away from them. This is the second feeling. One who has taken Sadhu-Diksha or the Brahmacharya Vrata should not remember the sexual activities, embraces, etc., that he has done with women in the past. If he happens to remember, he should immediately renounce it. Because the fire of lust is further intensified by the fuel of remembering past sexual activities. Therefore, one should renounce it. This is the third feeling. One should not look at the beautiful, attractive face, eyes, breasts, thighs, etc., of women, which arouse lust in the mind, with a gaze of wonder or with a lustful gaze.