स विश्वस्तैजस: प्राज्ञस्तुरीय इति वृत्तिभि: । अर्थेन्द्रियाशयज्ञानैर्भगवान् परिभाव्यते ॥ २२ ॥
sa viśvas taijasaḥ prājñas turīya iti vṛttibhiḥ arthendriyāśaya-jñānair bhagavān paribhāvyate
- saḥ
- He
- viśvaḥ taijasaḥ prājñaḥ
- the manifestations of waking consciousness, sleep and deep sleep
- turīyaḥ
- the fourth, transcendental stage
- iti
- thus termed
- vṛttibhiḥ
- by the functions
- artha
- by the external objects of perception
- indriya
- the mind
- āśaya
- covered consciousness
- jñānaiḥ
- and spiritual knowledge
- bhagavān
- the Personality of Godhead
- paribhāvyate
- is conceived of
One can conceive of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in terms of awakened consciousness, sleep and deep sleep — which function respectively through external objects, the mind and material intelligence — and also in terms of the fourth, transcendental level of consciousness, which is characterized by pure knowledge.