In the bagawad gita, when confronted by these enlightenment and love, arjuna asks christna, which is better? Which is better? And christna says straight away, there is no hesitation. The path of love is better. Why ostavakra would be disappointed annoyed? It's knowledge, but not knowledge of an object. That which we are is not manifest as an object. Therefore, if you say it's knowledge, and yet every attempt at knowledge will fail. He says, avertahi gater du ca de havad verava pete. Givan mot enlightened while living free, while living a body is there. But identification with the body, strong
As part of retreat inspired by the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the connection between the path of knowledge and devotion.