Caturthopadeśaḥ (Samādhi) · Verse 6
तुर्या-तीतं च तुर्या च सहज-निर्विकल्पकम् | शून्याशून्यं परं ब्रह्म निरालम्बं निरामयम्
turyātītaṃ ca turyā ca sahaja-nirvikalpakam | śūnyāśūnyaṃ paraṃ brahma nirālambaṃ nirāmayam
Turīya and beyond turīya, the spontaneous nirvikalpa, the non-empty-void, the supreme Brahman, unsupported and diseaseless.
The enumeration of terms for the supreme state continues, now incorporating Vedāntic vocabulary:
Turīya — the “fourth state”, beyond wakefulness, sleep and deep sleep.Described in the Upaniṣads as the real nature of the Self.
Turyātīta — beyond even the fourth state.Some traditions distinguish turīya (sporadic experience) from turyātīta (permanent establishment).
Sahaja-nirvikalpa — the spontaneous nirvikalpa samādhi.Sahaja means natural, innate;nirvikalpa means without mental constructions.It is not a manufactured state but the recognition of what has always been.
Śūnyāśūnya — “emptiness of emptiness” or “emptiness-not-emptiness.”It transcends both affirmation and denial.It is neither something nor anything.
Nirālamba — without support, without object to lean on.Nirāmaya — without disease, free from all suffering.
These terms come from different traditions (yoga, Vedānta, Buddhism) but they converge to describe the same ineffable reality.