Text 4]
Kapila's Instructions on Devotional Service
1177
TEXT 4
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं यावदर्थपरिग्रहः । ब्रह्मचर्यं तपः शौचं स्वाध्यायः पुरुषार्चनम् ॥ ४ ॥
ahiṁsā satyam asteyaṁ yāvad-artha-parigrahaḥ brahmacaryaṁ tapaḥ śaucaṁ svādhyāyaḥ puruṣārcanam
ahiṁsā —nonviolence;  satyam —truthfulness;  asteyam —refraining from theft;  yāvat-artha —as much as necessary;  parigrahaḥ —possessing;  brahmacaryam —celibacy;  tapaḥ —austerity;  śaucam —cleanliness;  svādhyāyaḥ —study of the  Vedas ;  puruṣa-arcanam —worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
One should practice nonviolence and truthfulness, should avoid thieving and be satisfied with possessing as much as he needs for his maintenance. He should abstain from sex life, perform austerity, be clean, study the  Vedas  and worship the supreme form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
The word  puruṣārcanam  in this verse means worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, especially the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa. In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is confirmed by Arjuna that Kṛṣṇa is the original  puruṣa , or Personality of Godhead,  puruṣaṁ śāśvatam . Therefore in  yoga  practice one must not only concentrate his mind on the person of Kṛṣṇa, but must also worship the form or Deity of Kṛṣṇa daily.
A  brahmacārī  practices celibacy, controlling his sex life. One cannot enjoy unrestricted sex life and practice  yoga ; this is rascaldom. So-called  yogīs  advertise that one can go on enjoying as one likes and simultaneously become a  yogī , but this is totally unauthorized. It is very clearly explained here that one must observe celibacy.  Brahmacaryam  means that one leads his life simply in relationship with Brahman, or in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Those who are too addicted to sex life cannot observe the regulations which will lead them to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Sex life should be restricted to persons who are married. A person whose sex life is restricted in marriage is also called a  brahmacārī .