Krishna elevates this teaching above all prior instructions, calling it the supreme among all forms of knowledge. The Advaita tradition sees this as pointing to the direct knowledge of Brahman that liberates, while the Vishishtadvaita view holds that this knowledge concerns the self's relationship with prakriti and God. The Bhakti tradition notes that Krishna personally promises liberation through this wisdom. Madhva teaches that this supreme knowledge reveals the real binding power of the three gunas, and only God can grant the liberating insight the sages attained. Abhinavagupta interprets it as the recognition that the gunas are modes of Shakti's creative expression — the sages became free by recognizing them as consciousness's play. Vallabha teaches that even the gunas are divine instruments of God's lila. Tilak values this as the most practical knowledge — understanding the three forces of clarity, passion, and inertia that drive all action. Vivekananda sees it as the highest psychology, available to all who study their own minds honestly.