रामानुजीये विश्वासटिप्पन्यः

And there is the promotion (of knowledge) through special acts (of duty).

The above conclusion is founded not only on Reasoning and Smr̥ti; but Scripture even directly states that knowledge is benefited by practices not exclusively prescribed for the āśramas, ‘By penance, abstinence, faith, and knowledge he is to seek the Self (Pr. Up. I, 10).