Keshidwaja describes the nature of ignorance, and the benefits of the Yoga or contemplative devotion - Verse 11
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 6 · Verse 7.11
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Sanskrit Original
अनात्मन्य आत्मबुद्धिर या अस्वे स्वम इति या मतिः अविद्यातरुसंभूतिबीजम एतद द्विधा स्थितम ।।
anātmany ātmabuddhir yā asve svam iti yā matiḥ avidyātarusaṃbhūtibījam etad dvidhā sthitam ||
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In the non-self, the intellect that identifies with the self, and the understanding that perceives it as one's own, is rooted in the seed of ignorance, which exists in two forms.