PATANJALI
YOGASUTRAS
CHAPTER-3
VIBHUTI PAADHA
Samyama is the process of seeing your multi faceted
self, from different angles – and ultimately realizing all of them. In Samyama,
we start with Dharana on a particular Goal – and therefore, all wisdom
pertaining to that Goal and it extensions - comes to the Sadhaka in
Samyama. We have seen that process in earlier sutras upto 3.45 – and we are
continuing with the same further here.
tatah anima adi praadurbhaavah
kaya sampath tath dharma anabhighaatah cha
Ø tatah = by that
Ø anima = small in size like
an atom
Ø adi = and other such
powers
Ø praadurbhaavah = manifestation
of
Ø kaya = body
Ø sampath = perfection
Ø tath = their
Ø dharma = characteristics,
components
Ø anabhighaatah = indestructible
Ø cha = and
When the Yogi achieves
mastery over the five elements, he also attains the ashta siddhis or the eight
great attainments.
“anima, garima, laghima,
mahima, praapthih, praakaamyam, eesathvam, vasithvam cha asta siddhayah” says,
Amara Simha, who wrote the famed Amara Kosa.
The body and mind are both
made up of the five elements. Our daily intake
of the parts of these five elements and the daily excretion of the same means,
we are daily refreshing our bodies with new atoms of the five elements.
The yogi can become small
as an atom, big as a elephant, or take small shapes and forms; show miracles, materialize
anything from anywhere, bring any living being under his control, make non
living things obey him, make others to like him – and so on.
He can become very light
and fly in air or take any shape he wants.
We must understand that
once we know that the body and mind are both consisting of - only the five
elements arranged in specific ways, the yogi, who has absolute control on the
five elements can re-order and re-arrange the body-mind in any other way, he
wants. He can perform any deed possible for any other being on earth. He can
even order any non-living thing – which also is only a combination of the five
elements.
For others, these may seem
big achievements. But, for the yogi, these are merely useful for furthering his
yoga practices for the achievement of the final goal of Kaivalya.
Vs. 47
roopa laavanya bala
vajra samhanana kaya-sampat
Ø roopa = beautiful shape or appearance
Ø laavanya = Charming
Ø bala = strength
Ø vajra = adamantine
Ø samhanana = ability to withstand
pressure or strokes
Ø kaya-sampat = the treasure of the body
When the Yogi has achieved
control over the five elements and the asta siddhis, his, his physical body
will gradually achieve rare beauty, grace, strength and a rare, adamantine
hardness like the Vajra weapon of Lord Indra, the King of Gods.
This means, he will have a
rare attraction unknown in any other normal human being. Many people used to
sit before attained Yogis like the Buddha or Ramana Maharshi silently for hours
and then go fully satisfied that their prayers and doubts have been fully answered.
Dakshinamurthi stotram says –
Mouna vyakhya prakatitha prabrahma tatvam yuvaanam..
...chitram vata tharormoole,
vruddhaa sishyaa gurur yuvaah; Gurosthu mounam vyaakhyaanam, sishyaasthu china samsayaah.
The best things are conveyed
by the Guru through silent transmission and explanation. No words are used.
Yet, all the doubts of disciples are completely clarified.
Knowing things happening at
a distance or even seeing them, or knowing things to happen in future – are all
common place, which Ramana, Ramakrishna or the Late Chandrasekharendra
Saraswathi Swamiji of Kanchi Sankara Mutt – used to do with total non-chalance,
as if it is just common place and nothing to think of.
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