Shloka 22
Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative
यथा मार्गं तृणै रुद्धं पद्मं पत्रविवर्जितम् । ज्ञानं ममत्वसंयुक्तं पुमांसं प्रकृतिं विना ॥ २२ ॥
yathā mārgaṃ tṛṇai ruddhaṃ padmaṃ patravivarjitam | jñānaṃ mamatvasaṃyuktaṃ pumāṃsaṃ prakṛtiṃ vinā || 22 ||
புல்லால் அடைக்கப்பட்ட பாதை செல்ல முடியாததுபோலும், இலைகளற்ற தாமரை மங்குவதுபோலும், ‘என்னுடையது’ என்ற மமதையுடன் சேர்ந்த ஞானம், பிரக்ருதி-தத்துவம் இன்றி மனிதனை வழிநடத்தாது।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that knowledge becomes spiritually unproductive when mixed with mamatva (the possessive ego). Like an overgrown path, such “knowledge” cannot carry the seeker toward liberation unless one gains clear discernment and detachment regarding Prakṛti.
Bhakti matures through surrender and non-possessiveness. The verse warns that even spiritual learning is weakened when one clings to “I” and “mine”; devotion becomes pure when actions and insights are offered without ownership.
No specific Vedāṅga technique (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa, etc.) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented—cultivating viveka and vairāgya so that learning does not turn into egoic attachment.