आत्मज्ञानाय तीव्रेच्छया ब्रह्मनिष्ठगुरुं विधिपूर्वकं शरणं गच्छति। गुरुमुखात् जीवब्रह्मैक्यबोधकवेदान्तवाक्यस्य श्रवणं करोति। श्रुतार्थस्य संशयस्य अनेकयुक्तिभिः मननं (विचारं) करोति। इयं सुविचारणा नाम ज्ञानस्य द्वितीया भूमिका।
Through the great desire for ātma jṅāna, he goes to the brahma niṣṭha guru, From the guru, he does śravaṇa of the vedānta vākyas that teach aikya of jīva and brahma. With many different yuktis, he does manana (vicāra) on the doubts on what he has heard. This is suvicāraṇā, and is the second bhūmikā.