एवं प्रकृतिवैचित्र्याद् भिद्यन्ते मतयो नृणाम् । पारम्पर्येण केषाञ्चित् पाषण्डमतयोऽपरे ॥ ८ ॥
evaṁ prakṛti-vaicitryād bhidyante matayo nṛṇām pāramparyeṇa keṣāñcit pāṣaṇḍa-matayo ’pare
- evam
- thus
- prakṛti
- of nature or desires
- vaicitryāt
- due to the great variety
- bhidyante
- are divided
- matayaḥ
- philosophies of life
- nṛṇām
- among human beings
- pāramparyeṇa
- by tradition or disciplic succession
- keṣāñcit
- among some people
- pāṣaṇḍa
- atheistic
- matayaḥ
- philosophies
- apare
- others
Thus, due to the great variety of desires and natures among human beings, there are many different theistic philosophies of life, which are handed down through tradition, custom and disciplic succession. There are other teachers who directly support atheistic viewpoints.