<p>Yoga guru Ramdev today said that sages and holymen should avoid being alone with women, including their mothers, daughters and mothers-in-law, as that was the prescription laid down in Hindu scriptures.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"One of the principles of ideal behaviour for saints prescribed by the scriptures is to maintain a distance from women, including their mothers, daughters and mothers-in-law," Ramdev said.<br /><br />His reference was to the recent arrest of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl.<br /><br />Without taking any names, Ramdev said that any holyman who violated the said prescription of dignified behaviour was sure to land in trouble.<br /><br />"Some may be facing allegations today, some may face them tomorrow if this scriptural prescription is violated," he said.<br /></p>
<p>Yoga guru Ramdev today said that sages and holymen should avoid being alone with women, including their mothers, daughters and mothers-in-law, as that was the prescription laid down in Hindu scriptures.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"One of the principles of ideal behaviour for saints prescribed by the scriptures is to maintain a distance from women, including their mothers, daughters and mothers-in-law," Ramdev said.<br /><br />His reference was to the recent arrest of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl.<br /><br />Without taking any names, Ramdev said that any holyman who violated the said prescription of dignified behaviour was sure to land in trouble.<br /><br />"Some may be facing allegations today, some may face them tomorrow if this scriptural prescription is violated," he said.<br /></p>