Varaha Purana 142.38: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 38
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अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ॥ ज्ञानं तु चित्तयोगस्य कर्मयोगस्य यत्क्रिया ॥
anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare || jñānaṃ tu cittayogasya karmayogasya yat kriyā ||
اے وسُندھرا! میں تم سے ایک بات اور بیان کرتا ہوں—سنو: چِتّ یوگ سے متعلق معرفت، اور کرم یوگ سے متعلق عمل و طریقِ کار (کریا)۔
Varāha
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It signals a thematic shift from household conduct to yoga-knowledge categories, illustrating the Purāṇic tendency to integrate dharma and philosophical instruction.
No geographic place-name is given; the addressee is Vasundharā (Earth personified).
It frames disciplined knowledge (jñāna) and disciplined action (kriyā/karma-yoga) as teachable paths within the dialogue.
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