Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
ममार्थेन शिवेनेदं तामसेनाभिधीयते । अथर्वाह तुरायाख्यं तुरीयातीतमेव च
mamārthena śivenedaṃ tāmasenābhidhīyate | atharvāha turāyākhyaṃ turīyātītameva ca
依我所欲阐明之旨，此教法由昏暗相（Tamasa）——即湿婆自身——而宣说。它亦名“阿闼婆阿哈”（Atharvāha），又称“图拉”（Turā），确是超越第四态（turīya）之“超第四”（turīyātīta）。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It points to Shiva as the revealer of the highest knowledge, describing realization that goes beyond ordinary states of consciousness—even beyond turīya—indicating liberation in the supreme, transcendent Shiva.
While Linga/Saguna worship purifies and stabilizes the devotee, this verse emphasizes the culmination: knowledge of Shiva as the transcendent reality (Pati) that surpasses all mental states, which Saguna worship is meant to lead toward.
A meditative takeaway is to practice steady Shiva-dhyāna and mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, "Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to transcend waking, dream, and deep sleep identifications and move toward turīyātīta absorption in Shiva.