Shloka 22
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
स विश्वस्तैजस: प्राज्ञस्तुरीय इति वृत्तिभि: । अर्थेन्द्रियाशयज्ञानैर्भगवान् परिभाव्यते ॥ २२ ॥
sa viśvas taijasaḥ prājñas turīya iti vṛttibhiḥ arthendriyāśaya-jñānair bhagavān paribhāvyate
ഭഗവാനെ ജാഗ്രത് (വിശ്വ), സ്വപ്ന (തൈജസ), സുഷുപ്തി (പ്രാജ്ഞ) എന്ന വൃത്തികളായി—അവ യഥാക്രമം ബാഹ്യവിഷയങ്ങൾ, മനസ്, ഭൗതികബുദ്ധി എന്നിവയിലൂടെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു—കൂടാതെ ശുദ്ധജ്ഞാനലക്ഷണമായ നാലാം അതീതാവസ്ഥയായ തുരീയമായും ധ്യാനിക്കാം.
FAQs
This verse states that Bhagavān can be contemplated through the functions of consciousness as viśva (waking), taijasa (dream), prājña (deep sleep), and turīya (the transcendental fourth), indicating His presence as the underlying reality beyond changing mental states.
In Canto 12’s concluding teachings, Śukadeva explains how the Lord is realized as the basis of experience itself—helping Parīkṣit fix his mind on Bhagavān through discriminating the workings of perception, mind, and consciousness.
Observe your waking, dreaming, and deep-sleep experiences and recognize that awareness itself is sustained by the Supreme; then channel that insight into steady remembrance and devotion, rather than identifying fully with shifting thoughts and impressions.