The text states that 'Only from knowledge comes liberation,' but also that the 'dawn of knowledge is impossible' without destroying sin. How do these two ideas work together?

Chapter 50 reconciles these two statements by presenting a sequential spiritual process. While it upholds the unassailable Vedic theorem that "Only from knowledge comes liberation," it introduces a critical prerequisite. The text clarifies that "without the destruction of sinful karma, the dawn of knowledge is impossible." This implies that one cannot simply attain knowledge while still burdened by past sins. One must first undertake actions or practices that lead to the purification of the self and the destruction of this karma. Only after this purification has occurred can the mind become a suitable vessel for true knowledge (Jnana) to dawn. Once that pure knowledge arises, the individual can then abandon Maya and attain liberation.