Keshidwaja describes the nature of ignorance, and the benefits of the Yoga or contemplative devotion - Verse 3
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 6 · Verse 7.3
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क्षत्रियाणाम अयं धर्मो यत प्रजापरिपालनम वधश च धर्मयुद्धेन स्वराज्यपरिपन्थिनाम ।।
kṣatriyāṇām ayaṃ dharmo yat prajāparipālanam vadhaś ca dharmayuddhena svarājyaparipanthinām ||
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