Shloka 24
The Episode of Vena: Purification, the ‘Vāsudevābhidhā’ Hymn, and the Dharma of Charity
Times, Tīrthas, Worthy Recipients
तुरीयोऽहं निर्विकारी गुणावस्थाविवर्जितः । निर्लिप्तः साक्षिवद्विश्व प्रतिबिंबित विग्रहः
turīyo'haṃ nirvikārī guṇāvasthāvivarjitaḥ | nirliptaḥ sākṣivadviśva pratibiṃbita vigrahaḥ
నేను తురీయుడను—నిర్వికారుడను, గుణావస్థలన్నిటినీ అతిక్రమించినవాడను. నిర్లిప్త సాక్షివలె నిలిచి, నా విగ్రహం విశ్వంలో ప్రతిబింబంలా దర్శనమిస్తుంది.
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Concept: Turiya is changeless, beyond guṇas, unstained, the witnessing reality in which the universe appears like a reflection.
Application: Practice sākṣī-bhāva: notice thoughts, emotions, and roles as reflections appearing in awareness; reduce reactivity by returning to the changeless witness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: तुरीयोऽहम् = तुरीयः + अहम्; साक्षिवद्विश्व = साक्षिवत् + विश्व (त् + व → द्व् sandhi).
FAQs
It identifies the Self as Turiya—beyond waking, dreaming, and deep sleep—unchanging and not conditioned by the three guṇas.
The Self is described as a witness (sākṣin), unstained by phenomena, while the universe appears as a reflection in relation to that consciousness.
It encourages inner detachment: act in the world without clinging, recognizing experiences as passing conditions rather than the true Self.