स्वप्ननिद्राज्ञानालम्बनमं वा ॥३८॥

svapna-nidrā-jñāna-ālambanaṃ vā ||38||

“Or, having the knowledge of dream and sleep, as its object of study. "

The purpose of this sutra is to direct the aspirant to the alternative method of knowing the stages of consciousness through dreamless and dreaming-state sleep.

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