From Rāmānuja’s commentary
we conclude that the knowledge which the Vedânta-texts aim at inculcating is a knowledge other than the mere knowledge of the sense of sentences
and denoted by 'dhyâna,' 'upâsanâ' (i. e. meditation), and similar terms
Jñāna
RāmānujaViśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Interpretation
The liberating knowledge of Brahman is not mere apprehension of a sentence's meaning, but must take the form of sustained meditation (dhyana/upasana): direct, continuous contemplative attention on the Self/Brahman, joined with the grace of the Lord, who is pleased by the devotee's meditation. Bare propositional cognition of 'Thou art that' does not, by itself, terminate bondage.
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From Rāmānuja’s commentary
The benefit to man results from thence, i.e. from the meditation, because Scripture declares this to be so.