Ature Niyamo Nāsti Bāle Vr̥ddhe Tathaiva Cha . Parāchārarate Chaiva Eṣa DHarmaḥ Sanātanaḥ It is ordained in the ‘Sanaatan Dharm’, (the Religion of Hindus), That sick or suffering people, children, aged persons as also persons engaged in helping the needy persons, need not (strictly) observe the established rules of good and righteous behavior as prescribed in the Shastras.