Tilak in Gita Rahasya notes the significance of this ranking. The tapasvi performs external austerities; the jnani pursues theoretical knowledge; the karmi performs rituals for results. The yogi integrates all three — acting selflessly, knowing the truth, and disciplining body and mind — but goes beyond all of them by adding the direct experience of union with the Divine. Krishna's conclusion is not theoretical: "tasmāt yogī bhava" — therefore, become a yogi — is a direct personal instruction.