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4) Fourth Stage of Siddha yoga (Nishpatti-avastha):This is the forth and the final stage of siddha yoga, where the siddha yogi, having achieved Self-Realization liberates himself from the cycle of birth and death. He achieves a state of bliss (Samadhi)where he is completely beyond the physical confines of this universe. He feels neither hunger nor thirst,nor heat nor cold. His Awareness no longer dwells in the material, but constantly resides in Prana. Whenhe chooses to depart from his body he does not need to be reborn and his Awareness stays merged withthe Chaitanya forever.This is the attainment of the God – that is The Divine Awareness (The Nirvana or the salvation or TheBliss, Sat-Chit-Ananda, Chaitanya, Moksha, Supreme Awareness, Supreme Consciousness or Super-Soul)that brings eternal bliss to the siddha yoga sadhak.This is the same state of Nirvana or Moksha (union with the Divine) as explained by Lord Sri Krishna inBhagavad Gita (which is the final result of all the yoga paths - Karma yoga (yoga of action withoutattachment) or Bhakti yoga (yoga of love for the Divine) or Gyan yoga (yoga of knowledge andawareness), Siddha or Kundalini yoga (yoga of divine consciousness), Hatha yoga (purification of thebody and mind through Asanas and Pranayama), Laya yoga (yoga of meditating on interior energycenters), Mantra yoga (yoga of Divine or Sacred words, phrases, or syllables) Raja Yoga (Royal yoga orroyal union, also known as Classical Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga)Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 19DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH )The highest ideal for every Sadhak is `Siddha-Avasthaa' i.e. state of perfection or `Moksha' i.e. releasefrom the cycle of multiple births and deaths. As a result of the knowledge of the Self, a Yogi has nothingleft in balance, which is yet to be acquired for anyone including himself. It is all the same to him whetherhe performs an action or does not perform it. If such a Yogi has nothing to do gain or lose from othersthen as per the modern principle of `the path of the least action', his logical choice must be inaction andnot action; as he has nothing to achieve for himself as well as for others.....In the rhythm of incessantlybeating of heart, a Sadhak carries out various mundane worldly activities without even noticing everysingle beat of his heart. Absence of attachment leads to pacification of mind; thus work and rest go onas if reflex actions. Mind made calm in this way becomes capable of grasping the Self. Calmness of mindis the essential pre-requisite for the knowledge of the Self.