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How does Shankara approach the Veda?

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Shankara divided the Veda into two sections, that dealing with duties and ritual actions ( karmakanda ) and that dealing with knowledge of reality ( jnanakanda ) contained in the Upanishads. Spiritual liberation is achieved not by ritual action, which is for those of inferior spiritual capacity, but by eradication of the ignorance ( avidya ) that sees the illusory multiplicity of the world as real, and by attainment of knowledge of the Self.

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