On his path of ascent, he attains the deities of fire, the sun, the day, the end of the day, the bright fortnight, the full moon, the passing of the sun in the north, and then Brahmā. He then merges the gross coverings into the subtle coverings, and the subtle covering into kāraṇa [Note: Kāraṇa often refers to the subtle body.]. He merges the kāraṇa into the ātmā, the witness of all these. He attains the deities of fire, the day, the end of day, the waxing fortnight, and the full moon, the sun’s northern course and then Brahmā (svarāṭ). After he enjoys on Brahmaloka, his method of liberation is described. He merges the gross covering (viśvaḥ) into the subtle covering (taijasaḥ). He merges his subtle covering into the very subtle covering called kāraṇa (prājṣāh). [Note: Viśva, taijasa and prajṣā also refer to waking, dreaming and deep sleep states.] He merges the kāraṇa into the ātmā (turyaḥ), the witness (samanvayāt). With the destruction of all the transitory objects witnessed, only the pure ātmā remains. Thus he is liberated.