Shloka 20
Adhyaya 38 — Dattatreya on Non-Identification (Mamata) and the Path to Liberation
तन्मे योगं तथा ब्रह्मन् ! प्रणतायाभियाचते ।
सम्यग् ब्रूहि महाप्राज्ञ ! सत्सङ्गो ह्युपकृन् नृणाम् ॥
tanme yogantathā brahman ! praṇatāyābhiyācate |
samyag brūhi mahāprājña ! satsaṅgo hyupakṛnnṛṇām ||
तस्माद् ब्रह्मन्, नम्रस्य मम प्रार्थयमानस्य च, तद् योगं सम्यगुपदिश महर्षे; सत्सङ्गो हि जनानां नूनं हिताय भवति।
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FAQs
Humility and right association are presented as accelerants of liberation; the seeker requests a concrete yogic method, acknowledging that satsaṅga is itself a major grace.
Instructional dialogue (upadeśa) that supports dharma and mokṣa aims, not a pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit.
The bowing seeker symbolizes ego-softening; when ‘mamatā’ (mine-ness) weakens, yoga becomes transmissible—hence the link between surrender, satsaṅga, and effective practice.