[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1209 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1209 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1209 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1209) 13) Avasthās Four. (States, conditions). A. Śaiśavam (childhood), Kaumāram (boyhood), Yauvanam (youth) and Vārdhakyam (old age). B. Jāgrat (wakefulness), Svapnam (dream), Suṣupti (sleep) and Turīyam (being one with the supreme soul). - [Previous: c8.1208](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1208) - [Next: c8.1210](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1210) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1209) · Pramāṇa