Shloka 21
क्रमश: संचितशिखो धर्मबुद्धिमयो महान् । अन्धकारे प्रवेष्टव्यं दीपो यत्नेन धार्यताम्,यदि तुम्हें इस संसाररूपी अन्धकारमें प्रवेश करना है तो हाथमें उस धर्म- बुद्धिमय महान् दीपकको यत्नपूर्वक धारण कर लो, जिसकी शिखा क्रमशः प्रज्वयलित हो रही हो
kramaśaḥ sañcitaśikho dharmabuddhimayo mahān | andhakāre praveṣṭavyaṃ dīpo yatnena dhāryatām ||
ব্যাসে ক’লে—ধৰ্ম আৰু সম্যক্ বোধে গঢ়া, যাৰ শিখা ক্ৰমে ক্ৰমে সঞ্চিত হৈ প্ৰজ্বলিত হোৱা সেই মহাদীপ—অন্ধকাৰত প্ৰৱেশ কৰিব লাগিলে তাক যত্নেৰে ধৰি ৰাখা।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should cultivate and firmly hold the ‘lamp’ of dharma-informed discernment. When life presents moral darkness—confusion, temptation, ignorance—only sustained ethical understanding can guide one safely.
Vyāsa delivers an instructive metaphor: entering darkness requires a lamp. Here the lamp symbolizes a gradually strengthened inner light—dharma and buddhi—urging the listener to prepare inwardly before facing the world’s obscurity.