SB 12.11.22

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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda


TEXT 22

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


SYNONYMS

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.


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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