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SB 12.11.22

Devanāgarī

स विश्वस्तैजस: प्राज्ञस्तुरीय इति वृत्तिभि: । अर्थेन्द्रियाशयज्ञानैर्भगवान् परिभाव्यते ॥ २२ ॥

Text

sa viśvas taijasaḥ prājñas turīya iti vṛttibhiḥ arthendriyāśaya-jñānair bhagavān paribhāvyate

Synonyms

saḥ—He;viśvaḥtaijasaḥprājñaḥ—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.

Translation

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.

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