Verse 14 of Prakaraṇa 12 powerfully articulates the central tenet of Yoga Yājñavalkya: liberation, or mukti, is fundamentally achieved through the assimilation of ātma-jñāna, the knowledge of the Self. This is not a reward for rigorous adherence to ritual or posture, but rather the inevitable consequence of profound self-realization. The phrasing “brahmabhūta— ‘transformed into Brahman’— suggests a radical shift in being, one where the very distinctions of suffering and well-being, of sickness and health, become obsolete. This echoes the core teachings of the Upaniṣads, particularly the notion that the ātman is ultimately identical with Brahman. Similar to the striving within haṭha yoga to stabilize the prāṇas and achieve samādhi, this verse highlights the direct experiential pathway to dissolving the illusion of separation, a process mirroring the attainment of the nirvana-pada—a state of complete cessation—where the yogi transcends the limitations of the conditioned mind.