Shloka 16
एवं बहुविधैलोंकैर्धर्मद्वारैरनावृतै: । ममापि मतिराविग्ना मेघलेखेव वायुना
evaṁ bahuvidhair lokair dharmadvārair anāvṛtaiḥ | mamāpi matir āvignā meghalekheva vāyunā ||
अशा रीतीने लोकात धर्माचे अनेक व विविध द्वार उघडे आहेत; त्यामुळे माझी बुद्धीही वाऱ्याने ढकलल्या गेलेल्या मेघरेषेसारखी व्याकुळ व चंचल झाली आहे.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
When dharma appears as multiple legitimate options, mere availability of ‘many doors’ does not guarantee clarity; it can unsettle the mind. The verse highlights the need for deeper discernment (viveka)—weighing context, intention, and consequences—rather than assuming that plurality of norms automatically yields certainty.
A brāhmaṇa speaker reflects on the world’s many open avenues of dharma and admits personal agitation. Using the image of a cloud-streak blown by wind, he conveys how competing ethical routes and teachings have made his judgment restless and unstable.