Knowledge is the Basis of everything
Every action yields a result—proper actions lead to proper results, while improper actions lead to improper outcomes. Proper actions stem from accurate knowledge about the subject. Every action is preceded by its knowledge. Hence the highest achievement is knoweldge.
SB 4.24.75
śreyasām iha sarveṣāṁ
jñānaṁ niḥśreyasaṁ param
sukhaṁ tarati duṣpāraṁ
jñāna-naur vyasanārṇavam
In this material world there are different types of achievement, but of all of them the achievement of knowledge is considered to be the highest because one can cross the ocean of nescience only on the boat of knowledge. Otherwise the ocean is impassable.
As Ignorance is the cause of our bondage, knowledge is the cause of our liberation. The highest knowledge is transcendental knowledge.
SB 11.25.24
kaivalyaṁ sāttvikaṁ jñānaṁ
rajo vaikalpikaṁ ca yat
prākṛtaṁ tāmasaṁ jñānaṁ
man-niṣṭhaṁ nirguṇaṁ smṛtam
Absolute knowledge is in the mode of goodness, knowledge based on duality is in the mode of passion, and foolish, materialistic knowledge is in the mode of ignorance. Knowledge based upon Me, however, is understood to be transcendental.
The highest knowledge is transcendental knowledge . This transcendental knowledge is based on self-realization — namely, knowing perfectly well that every living entity is an eternal part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa in spiritual identity, and that the eternal position of the living entity is to engage in unmotivated and uninterrupted devotional service.
Even knowledge in the mode of goodness does not present, the realization of Bhagavan.
SB 6.14.2
devānāṁ śuddha-sattvānām
ṛṣīṇāṁ cāmalātmanām
bhaktir mukunda-caraṇe
na prāyeṇopajāyate
Demigods situated in the mode of goodness and great saints cleansed of the dirt of material enjoyment hardly ever render pure devotional service at the lotus feet of Mukunda. [Therefore how could Vṛtrāsura have become such a great devotee?]
Bhakti to the lotus feet of Krishna rarely manifests even in the devas, who are established in pure sattva, or in sages whose hearts are free from contamination. Yet, Vṛtrāsura, though predominantly influenced by rajas and tamas, possessed genuine bhakti. This underscores that realization of Bhagavān transcends even sattva guna.
