Jnana yoga considers jnana yoga as the path to nondual self-knowledge and moksha. Vaishnavism, in contrast, considers it a condition of devotion. The Shaktism literature on goddess such as "Kularnava Tantra" highlight "jnana marga" as important to liberation. It differentiates between two kings of "jnana": one it calls knowledge that comes from Agama texts, and another it calls "viveka" (insight). The Shaktism literature then adds that both lead to the knowledge of Brahman, but the first one is in the form of sound ("shabdabrahman"), while the insight from within is the ultimate truth ("parabrahman"). Some Shakta texts, such as the "Sita Upanishad",
Aparoksha from which unity of existence is derived. This knowledge is gained by establishing a "guru-shishya sambandha" (Guru-shishya tradition) with a teacher who has already experienced that kind of knowledge (Aparoksanubhuti); the karma or acts required to be done, after gain of "Aparoksha jnana" is "Vidya-karma" which consists in "sravana" (hearing of srutis), "manana" (reflection) and "nididhyasana" (meditation on Brahman). Aparoksha is "savikalpa jnana" (knowledge) when one re-recognizes the non-dual nature of the ever-realized Self (Tat Tvam Asi), it is the immediate knowledge gained through the "pramanas"; practice of "Dhyana" (meditation) removes all "vikalpas" (varied thoughts) and leads to "nirvikalpa" or