Level: Dhyana

The concentration deepens and goes into meditation (dhyāna), the seventh step (sūtra 3.2):

tatra pratyaya ekatānatā dhyānam

Meditation (dhyāna) means that the perception (pratyaya) is uninterrupted (ekatānatā) directed to a place (tatra).

Out of meditation, the 8th level of Astanga Yoga automatically follows.