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

深睡位（suṣupti）住于心中，而第四位（turīya）安立于头顶之冠。于醒觉位中，梵天（Brahmā）与毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）现前；于梦位亦复如是——各依其职分，循其次第而行。

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.