Shloka 16
एवं बहुविधैलोंकैर्धर्मद्वारैरनावृतै: । ममापि मतिराविग्ना मेघलेखेव वायुना
evaṁ bahuvidhair lokair dharmadvārair anāvṛtaiḥ | mamāpi matir āvignā meghalekheva vāyunā ||
یوں دنیا میں دھرم کے بے شمار اور گوناگوں دروازے کھلے ہیں؛ اسی سے میری عقل بھی ہوا کے ہانکے ہوئے بادل کی لکیر کی طرح مضطرب اور بےقرار ہو گئی ہے۔
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.