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Shikshapatri 3
Akshar and Purushottam, men should not listen to her discourses.
Nothing lures and binds men more than the company of women
or of those men who seek the company of women. That is why
Shriji Maharaj has prescribed separate assemblies for men and
women. He has said in the Vachanamrut, “Women are devotees
but they should not be glorified too much and women devotees
in turn should not glorify men too much; they should have
equanimity about men, otherwise, they are sure to invite great
trouble” (Vachanamrut Gadhada III-24).
All men devotees going to the mandir daily or on festivals
days should not touch women and women should not touch men.
After leaving the mandir they should behave appropriately. The
sight and touch of women lure one’s eyes and as a result causes
difficulties (40).
Actions should not be performed without due deliberation.
Social duties should be performed after much deliberation and
after consulting the Satpurush. But duties relating to religion
should be performed immediately. Realizing this body as
perishable, all religious duties should be performed immediately.
What is to be done tomorrow should be done today and what is
to be done in the evening should be done immediately. Death is
unpredictable but inevitable. Only dharma accompanies the jiva
after the death of the body.
Of all donations, imparting one’s knowledge to others is the
greatest gift (36).
All my devotees should worship God in accordance with the
tenets of religion. One should not forsake the practice of dharma
even if one’s devotion and faith in God are unshakeable. Some
devotees do not hesitate to practise unrighteousness under the
pretext of knowledge and devotion. As a result, the faith of good
people is shaken. One should look to one’s deity as the cause
of everything and also as the protector and should not give up
worshipping him for fear of vilification by the ignorant (37).