स्वरूपस्य साक्षात्कारार्थं (अपरोक्षानुभवार्थं) श्रवणमननद्वारा निर्णये कृते ब्रह्मात्मैक्यस्य निरन्तरचिन्तनरूपेण निदिध्यासनेन बहिर्मुखस्य स्थूलमनसः सूक्ष्मता अन्तर्मुखता भवति। इयं तनुमानसा नाम ज्ञानस्य तृतीया भूमिका।
In order to get sākṣātkāra of one’s own svarūpa, śravaṇa and manana are performed until a firm conviction is reached. Through constant contemplation on aikya of brahma and ātma, in the form of nididhyāsana, the external mind which is focused on gross objects turns inwards and focuses on the subtle. This is called tanumānasā and is the third bhūmikā.