Superior to Vijnana is Balam - Strength, Fortitude, Vigour. It illumines the objective world and sharpens the Pratibha or intuition. Pratibha is the power by which you can sense the consciousness in all knowledge objects. Annam, Food, Sustenance is even superior to Pratibha. It is the support of life and makes possible the earning of Tejas. ( (UV, p. 58))