Shloka 31
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
गुरुरुवाच अतीव गहनं वत्स ! सङ्कटं महदागतम् ।
न वेद्मि किञ्चिन्मोहेन भ्रमन्तीव हि बुद्धयः ॥
gurur uvāca atīva gahanaṃ vatsa saṅkaṭaṃ mahad āgatam | na vedmi kiñcin mohena bhramantīva hi buddhayaḥ ||
อาจารย์กล่าวว่า “ลูกเอ๋ย วิกฤตอันลึกยิ่งและใหญ่ยิ่งได้มาถึงแล้ว เราไม่รู้ว่าควรทำสิ่งใด ด้วยความหลง ความคิดทั้งหลายดูประหนึ่งหมุนวนอยู่”
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FAQs
Even the learned can face dharma-saṅkaṭa where ordinary rules conflict; the verse legitimizes careful deliberation and humility rather than rash certainty.
Ethical-dialogue narrative (ācāra). It is not a sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa unit, but a practical dharma teaching embedded in story.
‘Buddhi whirling in moha’ is a classic marker of avidyā; the episode prepares for a resolution that must come from clearer pramāṇa (valid means of knowledge) or a higher dharmic insight.