ॐ गुरुपरमात्मने नमः

कला 1.2 - परोक्षज्ञानवर्णनम्
on parokṣa (indirect) jñāna

Diagram 1: Which jñāna destroys which ajñāna

avastha and avarana nasha

ajñāna and āvaraṇa result in the following three expressions:

  1. I don’t know brahman (aham brahma na jāne)
  2. Brahman is not evident (brahma na bhāti)
  3. There is no brahman (brahma nāsti)

Only the cause of the expression ‘brahma nāsti (there is no brahman)’ is destroyed by parokṣa jñāna of brahman. The other two are destroyed by aparokṣa jñāna. This is partially discussed in question 1.9 below.

Diagram 2: Types of jñāna

types of gyana and it's cause

In this section, parokṣa (indirect) brahma jñāna is discussed.