Ramakrishna Charitam II Vol III Book X Chp 3 Shlokas 1 - 8
श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
परदारान् मातृभक्त्या यः पश्यति महामनाः |
स एव वैष्णवो नूनं मार्गदर्शी नृणामिह ||
ब्रह्मचर्येण तीव्रेण सम्युतो विजितेन्द्रियः |
विचिन्वन् परमं ब्रह्म साक्षात्पश्यति कक्ष्चन ||
ब्रह्मचर्यं परो धर्मो ब्रह्मचर्यं परम् तपः |
ब्रह्मचर्यं परो योगो ब्रह्मचर्यं परम् व्रतम् ||
जपो योगस्तपो होमो वेदान्तपठनं तथा |
ब्रह्मचर्यविहीनस्य सर्व तन्निष्फलं भवेत् ||
ऊर्ध्वरेता भवेद्योगी ब्रह्मचर्यबलेन हि |
अनूर्ध्वरेतसां दिव्य दुर्लभं कृष्णदर्शनम् |
तस्मात्सर्वाप्रयत्नेन ब्रह्मचर्यं मुमुक्षुभिः |
रक्षणीयं यतिश्रेष्ठैः वनस्थैर्वणिभिस्तथा ||
ब्रह्मचर्यं गृहस्थोपि यथाशक्ति समाचरन् |
ध्यायन् भक्त्या जगन्नाथं लभते तस्य दर्शनम् ||
दीघमायुस्तथाssरोग्यं बुद्धिः सिद्धिर्नृणामिह ||
Shri Sadguru said
That noble-minded vaishnava, who regards the wife of another man as his mother, undoubtedly becomes the path-finder for the entire world. He who goes in search of the Brahman with celibacy meets Him face to face. Brahmacharya is the best of all dharma. It is the best of all forms of penance. It is the best of yoga. It is the best of vows. Papa, yoga, penance, home, learning Vedanta - all these become fruitless in the case of one who does not adhere to celibacy strictly. Only the strength of celibacy turns a yogi into a oordhvaretas. Getting Krishna darshan becomes impossible for one who is not an orodhvaretas. Hence those who continue as celibates, those who long to attain moksha and those who have accepted the Vanaprasta Ashram (spending the rest of the life in forest with the mind centered on Brahman) should guard their brahmacharya zealously. Even a householder who has considerable control over senses )and hence adopts continence) and who meditates on Lord Jagannatha can get the darshann of Shri Krishna. Men attain long life, health, physical well-being, happiness, strength, intelligence and siddhi only with the help of brahmacharya.
