Nava Maha Siddhis

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Dear Krishna Prasadji, The 9 main Siddhis are thus: 1. PARKAYA PRAVESH Parkaya Pravesh means entering one’s soul in the body of some other person. Through this knowledge even a dead body can be brought to life. Just about three thousand years back, Shankaracharya had to take help of this knowledge in order to defeat Mandan Mishra in a spiritual debate. But as time passed this knowledge became extinct in the society and today only a very few Yogis have full practical knowledge of this unique practice. This knowledge is considered to be so important and secret that only a few Yogis, known to me, know of this practice and after them this

practice shall perhaps vanish from this earth. 2. HAADI VIDYA Trailanga Swami This Vidya or

knowledge has been mentioned in several ancient texts. On acquiring this Vidya a person neither feels hungry nor thirsty and he can remain without eating food or drinking water for several days at a stretch. Several Yogis of the Himalayas, remain engrossed in deep Sadhanas for months and years without eating or drinking anything. When they do not eat or drink, they do not even have to empty their bowels. Thus they are able to perform long penance for years and their bodies also remain healthy and fit, even without food. Acharya Vishnu Sarang, the famous Tantrik from Nepal and Yogi Manohar are proficient in this Vidya as well as the mysterious wandering Digambara monk Trailanga Swami. Although not always counted among Siddhis per se' several instances have been cited regarding Trailanga Swami's ability to spend hours under the water of the Ganges as he sought to teach men that human life need not depend on oxygen under the auspices of certain spiritual conditions and precautions (see Pranayama). It has been reported there is a

yogi that lives on the peak of the holy mountain Arunachala that has not had anything to eat since 1990. See also Nirodha. 3. KAADI VIDYA Guru Gorakhnath Just as one does not feel hungry or thirsty in Haadi Vidya similarly in Kaadi Vidya a person is not affected by change of seasons i.e. by summer, winter, rain etc. After accomplishing this Vidya a person shall not feel cold even if he sits in the snow laden mountains and shall not feel hot even if he sits in the fire. Thus a Sadhak can perform incessant penance without being affected by change of weather or seasons. The Jain scholar, Pragya Sun had accomplished both the Haadi & Kaadi Vldyas. Guru Gorakhnath and Matsayendranath too had accomplished them. Today the Jain scholar of Mahabalipuram Sun Maharaj and Yogi Vishambhar of Badrinath are accomplished in these Vidyas and have kept these practices alive. 4. MADALASA VIDYA On accomplishing this Vidya, a person becomes capable of increasing or decreasing the size of his body according to his wish. Lord Hanuman had miniaturised his body through this Vidya while entering the city of Lanka. The average height of a human being is six feet. Through this Vidya a person can reduce the size of his body to the size of a mosquito and can even enlarge his body to a size of over hundred feet. A few years back a conference of Yogis was held on the Bhairav hill, near Dehradun and in this conference Tailang Baba (an ascetic) demonstrated this miraculous practice before hundreds of Yogis. This Vidya is almost extinct today and in my opinion only Tailang Baba has accomplished it. 5. VAYU GAMAN SIDDHI Through

this Siddhi a person can become capable of flying in the skies and traveling from one place to another in just a few seconds. The Jain scriptures speak of Jain ascetics who could fly from place to place in a few seconds. Swami Divakarsuri and Swami Pragyasuri have been such accomplished ascetics. Although there are several occasions of individuals flying reported in the Sutras of classical Buddhism and Zen, the Venerable Pindola Bharadvaja is probably the person most commonly cited. Swami Vishuddhanandji (d. 1937)(sometimes spelled: Vishuddhananda, Vishudhanandaaka; aka: Gandha Baba, Perfume Saint), well-known for his supernatural powers and said to be an adept associated with the mysterious Gyanganj (Jnanaganj) hermitage somewhere in Tibet -- a secret place of great masters -- demonstrated this practice in Varanasi and proved that it is not a myth. Today Yogi Chaitanya Swami of Madurai and Yogi Niranjan Swami living near Kanya Kumari are the Yogis who have accomplished this practice. But it seems that this knowledge shall perish with them. 6. KANAKDHARA SIDDHI One can acquire immense and unlimited wealth through this Siddhi. It’s said that once Shankaracharya saw a very poor and destitute woman and with the help of the Kanakdhara Yantra he showered gold in her house. This Yantra is made on a silver plate and 36 squares are formed by drawing 7 lines each, horizontally and vertically. Then the Beej Mantra is written in these squares. Today only a very few people have full and

authentic knowledge of this Siddhi. Many southindians think that Shankarcharya just went to her house and sang the Kanakadhara stotra and the gold showered from the roof top. This is a misconception. He used a Kanakadhara Yantra and then recited the mantra. Later he sang a eulogic song out of ecstacy of seeing Lakshmi Devi. 7. PRAKYA SADHANA Through this Sadhana a Yogi can direct his disciple to take birth from the womb of a woman, who is childless or cannot bear children. Several Yogis have thus blessed infertile women with children. Swami Vishuddhanand had accomplished this Sadhana and had used

it to bring happiness into the lives of several women. But today only two or three persons are accomplished in this Sadhana. 8. SURYA VIGYAN This Solar science is one of the most significant sciences of ancient India. This science has been known only to the Indian Yogis and using it, one substance can be transformed into another through the medium of sun rays. Swami Vishudhananda had demonstrated the miracles of this science about 50-60 years ago, by transforming a paper into rose and a cotton ball into gold. This science has been kept alive by Divyendu Ghosh and some other Yogis, otherwise it has become almost extinct. 9. MRIT SANJIVANI VIDYA This Vidya was created by Adi Shankaracharya. Through it even a dead person can be brought back to life. This practice may seem to be a myth but it had been used by Guru Gorakhnath several times. Today only a few persons have practical knowledge of this Vidya. Each of the Vidya will take

many years to fructify. However some Srividya Upasakas have these powers but keep it under tight wraps lest it creates unwanted attention and digression from the main path. However with the grace of Guru and Goddess what might take 25 years to achieve may take just 25 days of kator sadhana. However there are some accelerative mantras to achieve these siddhis but it must be got from a siddhapurusha with shakthipatha. When Iam talking about siddhapurusha, I mean someone like Agasthya Maharishi who can come directly and give not the run-of-the-mill swamijis. I feel that constant application of one's mind to the feet of Amba and cultivation of the right attitude toward these siddhis will bring about the chaitanya in anyone. The powers accrue automatically. You dont need to make an effort. Also, there is nothing wrong in getting these powers but one should not become attached to the process. It is like refusing the food and accepting salt alone. Salt is needed only to enhance the taste of the food not become the main course. Hope you understand it now. Some books like Mantra Mahodhadhi give some sadhanas to get these powers as also Ashtamaadi siddhis, but I would advice you against following such books without your preceptor

besetting you from all sides. Mahasiddhisdhaayini! Shreeram Balijepalli

 

 

 

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