Shloka 18
Adhyaya 38 — Dattatreya on Non-Identification (Mamata) and the Path to Liberation
किंत्वत्र विषयाक्रान्ते स्थैर्यवत्त्वं न चेतसि ।
न चापि वेद्मि मुच्येयं कथं प्रकृतिबन्धनात् ॥
kintvatra viṣayākrānte sthairyavattvaṃ na cetasi |
na cāpi vedmi mucyeyaṃ kathaṃ prakṛtibandhanāt ||
Mas aqui, quando minha mente é tomada pelos objetos dos sentidos, não há firmeza nela; nem sei como poderia ser libertado do cativeiro de Prakṛti.
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FAQs
Intellectual discrimination alone may not stabilize the mind; sustained practice is needed to overcome sense-driven turbulence and guṇa-conditioning.
Upadeśa focused on sādhana (practice) and obstacles, not cosmology or dynastic narration.
‘Prakṛti-bandhana’ points to bondage as identification with guṇa-vṛttis; the admission of instability marks the transition from mere insight to disciplined yoga.