Yoga Yajnavalkya karma, and asks Yajnavalkya to explain yoga to her. Yajnavalkya agrees, but first attributes his knowledge to the Hindu god Brahma who taught him this "jnana" (knowledge) and "karma" (works). Yajnavalkya states that there are two paths to attain knowledge. One path is "Pravritti-karma", wherein a person is driven by desire and a craving for rewards, forms his will, and then uses his knowledge to act out his free will. The second path is "Nivritti-karma", wherein a person is not driven by desire and does not crave for rewards, but he uses his knowledge in his works in a detached
Aranyaka however, neither are homogeneous in content nor in structure. "Aranyakas" are sometimes identified as "karma-kanda" (कर्मकाण्ड) / (कांड), ritualistic action/sacrifice section), while the Upanishads are identified as "jnana-kanda" (ज्ञानकाण्ड /कांड) knowledge/spirituality section). In an alternate classification, the early part of Vedas are called Samhitas and the ritualistic commentary on the mantras and rituals are called the Brahmanas which together are identified as the ceremonial "karma-kanda", while "Aranyakas" and "Upanishads" are referred to as the "jnana-kanda". In the immense volume of ancient Indian Vedic literature, there is no absolute universally true distinction between "Aranyakas" and "Brahmanas". Similarly, there is no absolute