जाग्रत्य् एव सुषुप्तस्थो जीवो भवति राघव । अस्यां दृशि गतद्वन्द्वो नित्यानस्तमयोदयः
Even while awake, the living being abides in deep sleep, O Raghava; in this state, having transcended duality, there is perpetual dawn without setting.
अत्र प्रौढिम् उपायातस् तुर्यताम् एति पावनीम् । परिणामवशाद् इन्दुर् अमावस्यार्कताम् इव
Here, having attained maturity, one enters the pure fourth state; by the force of transformation, the moon becomes like the sun at new moon.
चित्त्वे चेत्यदशाहीने या स्थितिः क्षीणचेतसः । सोच्यते शान्तकलना जाग्रत्य् एव सुषुप्तता
The state that arises when the mind is free from the condition of objectivity, when the mind is exhausted, is called peaceful absorption—deep sleep while awake.
तां च सुप्तदशाम् एत्य जीवन् व्यवहरन् नरः । सुखदुःखवरत्राभिर् न कदाचन कृष्यते
And having attained that state of deep sleep, a person, though living and acting, is never affected by the bonds of pleasure and pain.
जाग्रत्य् एव सुषुप्तस्थो यः करोति जगत्क्रियाम् । तं यन्त्रपुत्रकम् इव नायाति सुखदुःखदृक्
He who, while awake, remains established in the state of deep sleep and performs worldly actions, is not touched by pleasure or pain, just as a puppet is not.
चित्तस्य बाधिका सक्तिर् भावाभावोपतापदा । आत्मताम् आगते चित्ते कस्य किं बाधते कथम्
Attachment of the mind, which brings about the states of existence and non-existence, is the cause of suffering; when the mind has attained the nature of the Self, what can trouble whom, and how?
सुषुप्तबुद्धिः कर्माणि पूर्वहेवाकहेलया । कुर्वन् न बध्यते जीवो जीवन्मुक्ततया स्थितः
The one whose intellect is in the state of deep sleep performs actions as before, by the force of past habits, yet the living being is not bound, remaining established in liberation while living.
सौषुप्तीं वृत्तिम् आश्रित्य कुरु मा कुरु वानघ । कर्म प्रकृतिहेवाकवशाद् उपगतं स्वकम्
Relying on the state of deep sleep, O sinless one, do or do not do your own actions, which come of themselves by the force of nature and past tendencies.
नादानं न परित्यागः कर्मणो ज्ञाय रोचते । तिष्ठन्त्य् अधिगतात्मानो यथाप्राप्तानुवर्तिनः
Neither taking up nor abandoning action appeals to one who knows; those who have realized the Self remain as they are, following what comes to them.
कुर्वन्न् अपि न कर्तासि सुषुप्तैकस्थया धिया । अकर्तापि च कर्तासि यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
Even while acting, you are not the doer, with your mind established solely in deep sleep; and even when not acting, you are the doer—do as you wish.
यथा न किञ्चित् कलयन् मञ्चके स्पन्दते शिशुः । तथा फलाद्य् अकलयन् कुरु कर्माणि राघव
Just as a child lying on a bed moves without doing anything intentionally, so too, O Raghava, perform actions without considering their results and the like.
अचेत्यचित्पदस्थत्वाज् जाग्रत्य् अपि सुषुप्तधीः । यद् यत् करोति लब्धात्मा तस्मिंस् तस्य न कर्तृता
Because he abides in the unmanifest consciousness, even while awake his mind remains as in deep sleep; whatever he does, having attained the Self, in that there is no sense of doership for him.
दशाम् आसाद्य सौषुप्तीं स्वविदैव विवासनः । अन्तश्शीतलताम् एति ज्ञो रसेन यथा शशी
Having reached the state of deep sleep, he is driven by his own knowledge; inwardly, the knower attains coolness, just as the moon by its essence.
सुषुप्तस्थो महातेजा घूर्णन् पूर्णेन्दुबिम्बवत् । समस् सर्वास्व् अवस्थासु भवत्य् अद्रिर् यथर्तुषु
Established in deep sleep, the one of great brilliance, revolving like the full moon, remains equal in all conditions, like a mountain through the seasons.
सुषुप्तसंस्थो धीरात्मा बहिर् आयाति लोलताम् । क्रियासु नान्तर् भूकम्पप्रस्पन्दित इवाचलः
Situated in deep sleep, the steadfast Self outwardly becomes restless in actions, yet inwardly is unmoved, like a mountain trembling only on the surface.
सुषुप्तावस्थितो भूत्वा देहं विगतकल्मषः । घातयाश्व् अथ वा दीर्घं कालं धारय शैलवत्
Having entered the state of deep sleep, free from impurity, sustain the body either for a short or long time, like a mountain.
एषैव राम सौषुप्ती स्थितिर् अभ्यासयोगतः । प्रौढा सती तुर्यम् इति कथिता तत्त्वकोविदैः
This very state of deep sleep, O Rama, attained through the practice of yoga, when matured, is called the fourth (turiya) by those who know the truth.
आनन्दमय एवात्र प्रक्षीणसकलामयः । अत्यन्तास्तङ्गतमना भवति ज्ञो महोदयः
Here, one is full of bliss, with all afflictions exhausted; the knower, whose mind is utterly dissolved, becomes supremely radiant.
अत्रस्थो ज्ञः प्रमुदितः परमानन्दघूर्णितः । लीलाम् इवेमां रचनां सांसारीम् अनुपश्यति
Established here, the knower, delighted and whirling in supreme bliss, observes this worldly creation as if it were a play.
वीतशोकभयायासो गतसंसारसम्भ्रमः । तुर्यावस्थाम् उपारूढो भूयः पतति नात्मवान्
One who is free from sorrow, fear, and fatigue, who has transcended the confusion of worldly existence, and who has ascended to the fourth state, does not fall again, being established in the Self.
प्राप्तुं स्वां पदवीं पुण्यां यत्नवन्तम् इमं जनम् । शैलसंस्थ इवाधस्स्थं हसन् पश्यति धीरधीः
The wise one, established in discernment, looks upon people striving earnestly to attain their own blessed path, just as one standing on a mountain watches those below, smiling.
अस्यां तु तुर्यावस्थायां स्थितिं प्राप्याविनाशिनीम् । आनन्दैकान्तलीनत्वाद् अनानन्दपदं गतः
Having attained the indestructible state of the fourth (turiya), due to being wholly absorbed in supreme bliss, he has gone beyond the state of non-bliss.
अनानन्दमहानन्दः कलातीतस् ततो ऽपि हि । मुक्त इत्य् उच्यते योगी तुर्यातीतपदं गतः
He is called liberated, the yogi who has reached the state beyond the fourth, who is both non-bliss and supreme bliss, transcending all distinctions.
परिगलितसमस्तजन्मपाशस् सकलविहीनमनोमयाभिमानः । परमरसमयीं प्रयाति सत्तां जलगतसैन्धवखण्डवन् महात्मा
The great soul, whose bonds of all births have dissolved, whose identification with the mind-made self has vanished, attains the supreme essence of existence, like a lump of salt dissolving in water.
यावत् तुर्यपरामर्शस् तावत् केवलतापदम् । जीवन्मुक्तस्य विषयो वचसां च रघूद्वह
As long as there is awareness of the fourth state, so long does the state of pure being remain the subject of words and of the liberated while living, O descendant of Raghu.
अत ऊर्ध्वं सदेहानां मुक्तानां वचसां तथा । विषयो न महाबाहो पुरुषाणां इवाम्बरम्
Beyond that, O mighty-armed one, the state of those liberated while still embodied is not a subject for words, just as the sky is not for people.
सा हि विश्रान्तिपदवी दूरेभ्यो ऽपि दवीयसी । गम्या विदेहमुक्तानां खलेखेव नभस्वताम्
For that path of supreme rest is farther than the farthest, attainable only by those liberated without the body, just as the sky is accessible only to those who move in the heavens.
सुषुप्तावस्थया कञ्चित् कालं भुक्त्वा जगत्स्थितिम् । तुर्यताम् एत्य तदनु परमानन्दघूर्णिताः
Having maintained the existence of the world for a certain time in the state of deep sleep, they then enter the fourth state and are whirled in supreme bliss.
तुर्यातीतां दशां तज्ज्ञा यथा यान्त्य् आत्मकोविदाः । तथाधिगच्छ निर्द्वन्द्वं पदं रघुकुलोद्वह
As those who know the Self attain the state beyond the fourth, so you too, O best of the Raghu lineage, reach the undisturbed state free from duality.
सुषुप्तावस्थया राम भव संव्यवहारवान् । चित्रेन्दोर् इव ते न स्तः क्षयोद्वेगाव् अरिन्दम
O Rama, remain engaged in worldly dealings with the awareness of deep sleep; for you, O subduer of enemies, there will be neither decline nor agitation, just as for the moon and stars.