The Twenty-Four Siddhis

 The Twenty-Four Siddhis

1. Anima (अणिमा): The power to shrink one's body to an atomic size, allowing for:

- Entering tiny spaces

- Escaping danger

- Witnessing subtle realms

2. Mahima (महिमा): The ability to expand one's body to an immense size, enabling:

- Overwhelming opponents

- Reaching distant places

- Manifesting divine presence

*3. Laghima (लघिमा)*: The power to transcend gravity, allowing for:

- Levitation

- Flight

- Walking on water

*4. Vashita (वशिता)*: Control over the elements (earth, water, fire, air, space), enabling:

- Manipulating natural forces

- Summoning elemental energies

- Protecting oneself from natural disasters

*5. Anumitva (अनुमित्व)*: Conquest over hunger and thirst, granting:

- Freedom from physical needs

- Enhanced endurance

- Spiritual detachment

*6. Manojava (मनोजव)*: The ability to move the body rapidly through time and space as fast as thoughts move

 allowing for:

- Teleportation

- Instant travel

- Cosmic exploration

*7. Prapti (प्राप्ति)*: The power to attain or acquire anything, granting:

- Manifestation of desires

- Access to hidden knowledge

- Acquisition of spiritual powers

*8. Prakamya (प्राकाम्य)*: The ability to fulfill desires and create reality, enabling:

- Manifesting thoughts into reality

- Healing and transformation

- Cosmic creation

9. KAMRUPA (कामरूप): The power to acquire any form desired.

Benefits:

- Shape-shifting for various purposes (e.g., disguise, adaptation)

- Mastery over physical transformation

- Freedom from physical limitations

10. SVACCHAND MRITYU (स्वच्छंद मृत्यु): The ability to choose the time of natural death, leaving the body with free will and full consciousness.

Benefits:

- Control over life span

- Awareness of impending death

- Liberation from fear of death

11. ADVANDVATVA (अद्वंद्वत्व):  The power to remain immune from the vagaries of weather, such as heat and cold.

Benefits:

- Resistance to extreme temperatures

- Mastery over bodily sensations

- Freedom from environmental influences

Attaining these siddhis requires:

- Intensive meditation and spiritual practice

- Mastery over the mind and body

- Realization of the true nature of reality

These abilities demonstrate the potential for human transformation and liberation from physical limitations.

DUR-SHRAVANA the ability to hear from any distance.

DUR-DARSHANA the ability to see far distances.

DEVKRIDA DARSHAN the ability to see the astral world.

YATHASAMKALPA the ability to fulfil every wish at once.

TRIKALDARSHITVA unlimited knowledge of past, present and future.

YATHA KAMAVASTHAYITVA the ability to materialise objects.

PRAKAMYA the ability to overcome all obstacles caused by the

five elements.

AGNYADISTAMBHANA mastery over fire, water, air, poison etc.

PARKAYA PRAVESHA the ability to enter another body.

APRATIHATA GATI the ability to reach any place desired.

PARACHITTA ABHIGYATA telepathy and knowing another's mind.

APARAJAYA invincibility.

DURDARSHITA the possession of all Divine powers, with the exception of the power to create and dissolve the Universe.