Siddhis

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Five Siddhis of Yoga and Meditation

In the Bhagavata Purana the Five Siddhis of Yoga and Meditation are described as below:

• tri-kāla-jñatvam: Knowing the past, present and future;
• advandvam: Tolerance of heat, cold and other dualities;
• para citta ādi abhijñatā: Knowing the minds of others and so on;
• agni arka ambu viṣa ādīnām pratiṣṭambhaḥ: Checking the influence of fire, sun, water, poison, and so on;
• aparājayah: Remaining unconquered by others;

Eight Primary Siddhis

Ganesha with the Ashta (8) Siddhis. The Ashtasiddhi are shown as attendants of Ganesha. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906)

There is the concept of the Ashta Siddhi (eight siddhis) in Hinduism. These are:

• Aṇimā: reducing one's body even to the size of an atom
• Mahima: expanding one's body to an infinitely large size
• Garima: becoming infinitely heavy
• Laghima: becoming almost weightless
• Prāpti: having unrestricted access to all places
• Prākāmya: realizing whatever one desires
• Iṣṭva: possessing absolute lordship;
• Vaśtva: the power to subjugate all.^[5]

[edit] Ten Secondary Siddhis

In the Bhagavata Purana Lord Krishna describes the Ten Secondary Siddhis as:

• anūrmi-mattvam: Being undisturbed by hunger, thirst, and other bodily disturbances
• dūra-śravaṇa: Hearing things far away
• dūra-darśanam: Seeing things far away
• manaḥ-javah: Moving the body wherever thought goes (teleportation)
• kāma-rūpam: Assuming any form desired
• para-kāya praveśanam: Entering the bodies of others
• sva-chanda mṛtyuh: Dying when one desires
• devānām saha krīḍā anudarśanam: Witnessing and participating in the pastimes of the Apsaras
• yathā sańkalpa saḿsiddhiḥ: Perfect accomplishment of one's determination
• ājñā apratihatā gatiḥ: Orders or Commands being unimpeded