Shloka 17
कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च
The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion
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
tasya bhāryāsahāyasya ramamāṇasya śāśvatam | daivayogavimūḍhasya nānyā vṛttir arocata |
毗湿摩说：那捕鸟者常与其妻相伴嬉游，沉溺不已；又为命运之机缘所迷惑，遂觉别无他业可喜。此偈指出：执著若再被“这是天命”的念头所加固，便会使人的道德与行事选择日益狭窄，直至其他职责与修持都不再可亲。
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.