Shloka : 123

मज्ज्येष्ठावरजभ्रातृसुताभ्यां तु कदाचन ।

स्वासन्नसम्बन्धहीना नोपदेश्या हि योषित: ॥ 123 ॥

હવે પ્રથમ ધર્મવંશી જે આચાર્ય અને તેમની પત્નીઓ, તેમના જે વિશેષ ધર્મ તે કહીએ છીએ: અમારા મોટાભાઈ અને નાનાભાઈ તેમના પુત્ર જે અયોધ્યાપ્રસાદ અને રઘુવીર, તેમણે પોતાના સમીપસંબંધ વિનાની જે બીજી સ્ત્રીઓ, તેમને મંત્ર ઉપદેશ ક્યારેય ન કરવો. ॥ 123 ॥

Now I describe the specific code of conduct for the Dharmavanshi Acharyas and their respective wives: Shri Ayodhyaprasad and Shri Raghuveer who are the sons of my elder brother and younger brother respectively, should never initiate in or teach the Mantra to the ladies other than their blood relations. || 123 ||

Commentary

Shriji Maharaj says: Shri Ayodhyaprasadji and Shri Raghuveerji who are the sons of My elder brother Shri Rampratapbhai and My younger brother Shri Raghuveerji respectively, should not initiate any lady into My Mantra i.e. the Mantra of Shri Harikrishna Mahaprabhu, who is not in their blood relation or who is distant relative.

Here, a relative whose death requires the purification to be followed (Sootak), should be considered as close relative. If a woman who is not a close relative, requests for the initiation into Mantra, then the wife of Acharya who has been initiated into Mantra by him, should initiate the woman into the Mantra. But he himself should never initiate that woman. This limitation has been imposed by Shri Dharmadev, therefore it should be followed by the devotees of Shri Hari.