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In Bhagavad Gita Jnana or Knowledge is compared to " Khadga (sword)", " Agni (Fire)", "Yajna (sacrificial fire)", "Deepa (lamp)", " Surya (Sun)" and a boat.  Here Jnanaprasunamba holds the divine knowledge symbolized by Jnanaprasuna or the flower of knowledge. In order to attain the knowledge of the Paramatma one needs to pursue that thousand petaled flower symbolizing Vijnana or the collective knowledge.

In Bhagavad Gita Jnana or Knowledge is compared to " Khadga (sword)", " Agni (Fire)", "Yajna (sacrificial fire)", "Deepa (lamp)", " Surya (Sun)" and a boat.  Here Jnanaprasunamba holds the divine knowledge symbolized by Jnanaprasuna or the flower of knowledge. In order to attain the knowledge of the Paramatma one needs to pursue that thousand petaled flower symbolizing Vijnana or the collective knowledge.

According to puranas, She is consecrated on the "Jalandhara pitha" in Srikalahasthi. The legend goes that Parvati Devi did penance to cast off "rajoguna" and acquired the Pure Sattvajnana in this place and came to be known as Jnanaprasunamba.

According to puranas, She is consecrated on the "Jalandhara pitha" in Srikalahasthi. The legend goes that Parvati Devi did penance to cast off "rajoguna" and acquired the Pure Sattvajnana in this place and came to be known as Jnanaprasunamba.<ref>Pavani, S. and Pavani, V. (1982). ''Ishavasyopanishad - Satyavrata Bhaskara Kshetram (Srikalahasthi)'' Madras:Srikrishnachitra  Press.</ref>

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