In English
The and (vedic sciences), music and literature, physics and chemistry, botany and biology - all these different branches of knowledge are related to the phenomenal universe. They belong to the category of "" - the lower knowledge. People devote their lives mainly to these studies. Only the knowledge of the Spirit is "" - the Supreme Knowledge. "" (worldly knowledge) is pursued mainly for earning a living. But even worldly knowledge exists to point the way to spiritual awareness. Without spiritual knowledge, all other knowledge is valueless.