The Purana Index v1.c5.s7.523
The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s7.523
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Karma (II)—(Vedic) two-fold: Pravṛtta and Nivṛtta.¹ There is another classification of Karma: Vaidika, Tāntrika, and Miśra (mixed).² Kṛṣṇa advised Uddhava to pursue nivṛtta and abandon pravṛtta path.³ Karma exalted as the source of all good and evil, and appropriate to four castes: is done due to māyāmohan;⁴ does not lead to final destruction of Karman.⁵