Brahma Purana — Vasiṣṭha on Sāṃkhya: Vidyā–Avidyā, the Twenty-Fifth Principle, and the Akṣara–Kṣara Distinction, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

अक्षरक्षरयोर् एतद् उक्तं तव निदर्शनम् मयेह ज्ञानसंपन्नं यथा श्रुतिनिदर्शनात् //

Translation

This verse (244.42) admonishes the listener to uphold virtue and purity of heart, so that sacred grace may arise.

Speaker

• Teacher addressing a royal/student listener; appeals to Śruti as authority