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 ||
پس اے برہمن، میں سجدۂ ادب کر کے خلوص سے پوچھتا ہوں—اے مہارشی، اس یوگ کی مجھے درست طور پر تعلیم دیجئے؛ کیونکہ نیکوں کی صحبت یقیناً لوگوں کے لیے فائدہ مند ہوتی ہے۔
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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.