Svarūpa-Jñāna | Knowledge Which is of the Nature of the Self

Swarupa-Jnana

Svarūpa-Jñāna (IAST)
Translation: "knowledge which is of the nature of the Self"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: स्वरूपज्ञान
Transliteration: Svarūpa-Jñāna
Translation: "knowledge which is of the nature of the Self (Ātman)"
Definition:

1. According to Advaita Vedanta, it is another name for the Absolute (Brahman). Advaita makes a distinction between Svarūpa-Jñāna, which is the Absolute (Brahman), and Vṝtti-Jñāna, which is a cognition or knowledge through a mental mode. Svarūpa-Jñāna is not opposed to ignorance (Avidyā), while Vṝtti-Jñāna is. The type of modal knowledge through which Brahman is apprehended is called Akhaṇḍākāra-Vṝtti-Jñāna.
2. See Vṝtti-Jñāna.

Reference:

1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press