Shloka 67

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

सुषुप्तं हृदयस्थं तु तुरीयं मूर्धनि स्थितम् जाग्रे ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश् च स्वप्ने चैव यथाक्रमात्

Transliteration

suṣuptaṃ hṛdayasthaṃ tu turīyaṃ mūrdhani sthitam jāgre brahmā ca viṣṇuś ca svapne caiva yathākramāt

Translation

El sueño profundo (suṣupti) mora en el corazón, mientras que el Cuarto (turīya) está establecido en la coronilla. En la vigilia están presentes Brahmā y Viṣṇu; y también en el sueño—cada uno en su debido orden—según sus respectivas funciones.

Word by Word

• सुषुप्तम्: deep sleep (suṣupti)

• हृदयस्थम्: situated in the heart

• तु: indeed

• तुरीयम्: the Fourth state beyond waking/dream/deep sleep

• मूर्धनि: in the head/crown

• स्थितम्: established/abiding

• जाग्रे: in the waking state

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā (creator-function)

• च: and

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu (sustainer-function)

• च: and

• स्वप्ने: in dream

• चैव: and indeed

• यथाक्रमात्: in proper sequence/according to order.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It internalizes Linga-upāsanā: the devotee tracks consciousness from heart-centered suṣupti to crown-established turīya, treating the body as the sacred axis where the Supreme (Pati) is realized beyond changing states.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By pointing to turīya beyond waking, dream, and deep sleep, it indicates Shiva-tattva as the transcendental witness and Lord (Pati) who is not confined to Brahmā–Viṣṇu functional appearances within the lower states.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic contemplation used in Pāśupata-oriented practice: observing jāgrat–svapna–suṣupti and stabilizing awareness in turīya (often correlated with ascent to the crown), supporting mantra-japa and inner Linga-dhyāna.