@anemone sorry I should define terms, vijnana has a lot of definitions (being composed of vi which iirc can mean like a lot of something and jnana which means knowledge) but I prefer the definition that it is higher knowledge from realization (unlike scriptural knowledge) that the body and the Self (soul) are different. it is knowledge which discriminates prakriti from purusha, which removes the bonds of maya (illusion, ignorance, especially that of "I" [egoism] and "mine" [attachment to body, kin and possessions]).