[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 162.4 # Agnipurana 162.4 Agnipurāṇa 162.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [162.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.162.4) kāmyaṃ karma pravṛttaṃ syānnivṛttaṃ jñānapūrvakaṃ / vedābhyāsastapo jñānamindiyāṇāñca saṃyamaḥ // > Action done with desire is directed toward engagement, while that preceded by knowledge is directed toward cessation. / Study of the Veda, ascetic austerity, knowledge, and restraint of the senses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 162.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.162.3) - [Next: 162.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.162.5) - [Up: 162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.162) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.162.4) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.162.4) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.162.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.162.4) · Pramāṇa