Shloka 21
“जो चराचरस्वरूप श्रीवत्सचिह्नभूषित उत्तम कान्तिसे सम्पन्न भगवान् पद्मनाभको नहीं जानता, उसे विद्वान् पुरुष तमोगुणी कहते हैं
yo carācarasvarūpaḥ śrīvatsacihnabhūṣita uttamakāntisampanno bhagavān padmanābhaṃ na jānāti, taṃ vidvān puruṣas tamoguṇinaṃ vadanti.
ビーシュマは言った。動くものと動かぬもの、あらゆる存在に遍満する御姿をもち、胸にシュリーヴァッツァ（Śrīvatsa）の印を飾り、至上の光輝にて輝く主パドマナーバを知らぬ者を、賢者たちは闇（タマス）に支配された者と呼ぶ。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Failure to recognize the all-pervading Lord (Padmanabha), marked by Śrīvatsa and supreme radiance, is identified as tamasic ignorance—an inner darkness that blocks true discernment and dharmic orientation.
Bhishma is instructing by characterizing spiritual ignorance: he contrasts the wise perspective with the condition of one who does not know the Supreme Lord, labeling such a state as dominated by tamas.