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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
SYNONYMS
e —this;  sabhāra —of the assembly;  darśanete —in seeing;  āche —there is;  māyā-gandha —connection with  māyā ;  turīya —the fourth;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  nāhi —there is not;  māyāra —of the material energy;  sambandha —connection.
TRANSLATION
Superficially we see that these  puruṣas  have a relationship with  māyā , but above them, in the fourth dimension, is Lord Kṛṣṇa, who has no contact with the material energy.
PURPORT
The three  puruṣas —Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu—all have a relationship with the material energy, called  māyā , because through  māyā  They create the material cosmos. These three  puruṣas , who lie on the Kāraṇa, Garbha and Kṣīra waters, are the Supersoul of everything that be. Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of the collective universes, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of the collective living beings, and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of all individual living entities. Because all of Them are somehow attracted to the affairs of the material energy, They can be said to have some affection for  māyā . But the transcendental position of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself is not even slightly tinged by  māyā . His transcendental state is called  turīya , or the fourth-dimensional stage.
TEXT 53
विराज् हिरण्यगर्भं कारणं चेत्युपाधः ।
ঈশস্ত্র যজ্ঞিভিহীনং তুরীয়ং তৎ প্রচক্ষতে ॥ ৫৩ ॥
virāḍ hiraṇya-garbhaś ca kāraṇaṁ cety upādhayaḥ īśasya yat tribhir hīnaṁ turīyaṁ tat pracakṣate
SYNONYMS
virāṭ —the  virāṭ  manifestation;  hiraṇya-garbhaḥ —the  hiraṇyagarbha  manifestation;  kāraṇam —the  kāraṇa  manifestation;  ca —and;  iti —thus;  upādhayaḥ —particular designations;  īśasya —of the Lord;  yat —that which;  tribhiḥ —these three;  hīnam —without;  turīyam —the fourth;  tat —that;  pracakṣate —he considers.
TRANSLATION
“In the material world the Lord is designated as  virāṭ ,  hiraṇyagarbha  and  kāraṇa . But beyond these three designations, the Lord is ultimately in the fourth dimension.”