Saptama-prakaraṇam (Dhāraṇā) · Verse 4

ध्यायन् वै परमात्मानं निर्गुणं सर्वगं शिवम् । तस्य मुक्तिर्भवेत् साक्षान्निर्वाणं परमं पदम् ॥

dhyāyan vai paramātmānaṃ nirguṇaṃ sarvagaṃ śivam | tasya muktirbhavet sākṣānnirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ padam ||

Verse 4 elaborates on the nature of meditation, emphasizing the importance of focusing on the paramatman – the Supreme Self. The precise description – nirguṇa (without qualities) sarvaga (all-pervading) and shiva (auspicious, embodying the essence of being) – indicates the object of meditation should be understood as transcending all dualistic distinctions. To meditate on this paramatman is to engage with the ultimate reality, a concept central to both the Brahman revealed in the Upaniṣads and the ātman – the individual self – realized through self-knowledge. The verse states that for the yogī who pursues this meditation, moksha, or liberation, manifests directly, a tangible and immediate experience – saakshaat nirvaana – the supreme state, a state of complete release from suffering and the cycle of rebirth. This nirvana is not annihilation, but the cessation of the illusion of separation, a state of profound and unconditioned bliss.