The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 12.233.1

12.233.1

śuka uvāca |
yadidaṃ vedavacanaṃ kuru karma tyajeti ca |
kāṃ diśaṃ vidyayā yānti kāṃ ca gacchanti karmaṇā || 1 ||

"Suka said, 'The declarations of the Vedas are twofold. They once Jay down the command, 'Do all acts.' They also indicate (the reverse, saying), 'Give up acts.' I ask, 'Whither do persons go by the aid of Knowledge and whither by the aid of acts?' I desire to hear this. Do tell me this. Indeed, these declarations about knowledge and acts are dissimilar and even contradictory.'