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'''Theme Analysis''' | |||
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The quotes in this category delve into the fascinating topic of mystic yogic powers, specifically focusing on mahimā-siddhi. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that while many yogīs and even demons endure severe austerities to acquire these eight material opulences for personal profit or mischief, such powers are ultimately temporary and insignificant compared to the absolute power of the Supreme Lord. Through the profound insights of previous Vaiṣṇava ācāryas, he reveals that the true, spiritual definition of mahimā is not physically expanding one's body, but rather attaining the transcendental qualities of God, achieving liberation, and returning back to the spiritual world. | |||
* '''The Eight Mystic Perfections:''' Severe yoga practice can yield eight material perfections (aṣṭa-siddhi), which include becoming smaller than the smallest, lighter than the lightest, or acquiring anything from anywhere. | |||
* '''The Material Display of Mahimā:''' In its material application, mahimā-siddhi allows a yogī or an asura (demon) to expand their body to a gigantic size or become heavier than the heaviest object. | |||
* '''The Demoniac Misuse of Siddhis:''' Demons like Aghāsura and Tṛṇāvarta were expert in these mystic powers, utilizing them to cause harm and attempt to compete with the Supreme Lord. | |||
* '''Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Mystic:''' Lord Kṛṣṇa and His expansions inherently possess all perfect opulences and mystic powers. Whenever demons attempt to use their siddhis against Him, Kṛṣṇa easily neutralizes their force using His own supreme mystic power. | |||
* '''The Ultimate Spiritual Mahimā:''' Going beyond physical tricks, great ācāryas explain that true mahimā means attaining liberation in this life, acquiring the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Lord, and returning back home, back to Godhead. | |||
* '''The Supreme Perfection:''' All yogic siddhis are temporary material acquisitions. The ultimate and eternal perfection of life is simply to achieve the favor of Lord Viṣṇu. | |||
* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:The Mystic Perfection of Mahimā-siddhi|The Mystic Perfection of Mahimā-siddhi.]] | |||
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Theme Analysis
The quotes in this category delve into the fascinating topic of mystic yogic powers, specifically focusing on mahimā-siddhi. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that while many yogīs and even demons endure severe austerities to acquire these eight material opulences for personal profit or mischief, such powers are ultimately temporary and insignificant compared to the absolute power of the Supreme Lord. Through the profound insights of previous Vaiṣṇava ācāryas, he reveals that the true, spiritual definition of mahimā is not physically expanding one's body, but rather attaining the transcendental qualities of God, achieving liberation, and returning back to the spiritual world.
- The Eight Mystic Perfections: Severe yoga practice can yield eight material perfections (aṣṭa-siddhi), which include becoming smaller than the smallest, lighter than the lightest, or acquiring anything from anywhere.
- The Material Display of Mahimā: In its material application, mahimā-siddhi allows a yogī or an asura (demon) to expand their body to a gigantic size or become heavier than the heaviest object.
- The Demoniac Misuse of Siddhis: Demons like Aghāsura and Tṛṇāvarta were expert in these mystic powers, utilizing them to cause harm and attempt to compete with the Supreme Lord.
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Mystic: Lord Kṛṣṇa and His expansions inherently possess all perfect opulences and mystic powers. Whenever demons attempt to use their siddhis against Him, Kṛṣṇa easily neutralizes their force using His own supreme mystic power.
- The Ultimate Spiritual Mahimā: Going beyond physical tricks, great ācāryas explain that true mahimā means attaining liberation in this life, acquiring the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Lord, and returning back home, back to Godhead.
- The Supreme Perfection: All yogic siddhis are temporary material acquisitions. The ultimate and eternal perfection of life is simply to achieve the favor of Lord Viṣṇu.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: The Mystic Perfection of Mahimā-siddhi.
Pages in category "Mahima-siddhi"
The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
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- Generally yoga is practiced to acquire some material profit. There are eight kinds of yogic perfection (siddhis): anima, laghima, prapti, isitva, vasitva, mahima, prakamya and kamavasayita
- Generally yogis desire the yogic perfections of anima, laghima, mahima, prakamya, prapti, isitva, vasitva and kamavasayita. Lord Rsabhadeva, however, never aspired for all these material things
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- Saubhari Rsi was a great yogi. Yogic perfection makes available eight material opulences - anima, laghima, mahima, prapti, prakamya, isitva, vasitva and kamavasayita
- Siddhi means perfection of life. Generally they take it asta-siddhi of yoga practice - anima, laghima, mahima, prapti, siddhi, isitva, vasitva, prakamya. So these are called siddhis, yoga-siddhi
- Siddhi refers to executing a severe type of meditation, like that of the yogis, to attain eight kinds of perfection (anima, laghima, mahima, etc)
- Sri Sukadeva says that the word mahima means that the devotee attains the qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is called sadharma, or the same quality
- Srila Sridhara Svami says that mahima means liberation in this life
- Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti points out that the word mahima means returning to the spiritual world, back home, back to Vaikuntha
- Surrounded by His personal expansions and assistants like Visvaksena, He exhibits all His perfect opulences, such as religion and knowledge, and His mystic powers such as anima, laghima and mahima
- Surrounded by His personal expansions and assistants like Visvaksena, the Supreme Personality of Godhead exhibits all His perfect opulences, such as religion and knowledge, and His mystic powers such as anima, laghima and mahima
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- The Lord is full in six opulences. The yoga-siddhis, the perfections of yoga, such as the ability to become smaller than the smallest (anima-siddhi) or bigger than the biggest (mahima-siddhi), are present in Lord Visnu
- The yoga-siddhis - anima, laghima, mahima, prapti, prakamya, isitva, vasitva and kamavasayita - are temporary. The ultimate siddhi is to achieve the favor of Lord Visnu
- There is mahima-siddhi, laghima-siddhi. He can become lighter than the swab of cotton. The yogis, they become so light. Still there are yogis in India
- They (the inhabitants of the topmost planetary systems) do not have to 1) get anything and everything from anywhere and everywhere (prapti-siddhi), to become heavier than the heaviest (mahima-siddhi)
- Trnavarta assumed the mahima-siddhi and took Krsna away as if Krsna were an ordinary child. But Krsna also became a mystic mahima-siddha