Shloka 17
तस्य भार्यासहायस्य रममाणस्य शाश्वतम् । दैवयोगविमूढस्य नान्या वृत्तिररोचत,सदा अपनी स्त्रीके साथ विहार करता हुआ वह बहेलिया दैवयोगसे ऐसा मूढ़ हो गया था कि उसे दूसरी कोई वृत्ति अच्छी ही नहीं लगती थी
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भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked attachment can constrict one’s sense of duty and possibility; when a person excuses fixation as ‘fate,’ discernment weakens and other wholesome modes of conduct no longer attract the mind.
Bhishma describes a man (a fowler/hunter by context) who spends his time continually enjoying with his wife; due to delusion arising from providential circumstances, he finds no alternative occupation or discipline appealing.