अणिमा महिमा मूर्तेर्लघिमा प्राप्तिरिन्द्रियै: । प्राकाम्यं श्रुतदृष्टेषु शक्तिप्रेरणमीशिता ॥ ४ ॥ गुणेष्वसङ्गो वशिता यत्कामस्तदवस्यति । एता मे सिद्धय: सौम्य अष्टावौत्पत्तिका मता: ॥ ५ ॥
aṇimā mahimā mūrter laghimā prāptir indriyaiḥ prākāmyaṁ śruta-dṛṣṭeṣu śakti-preraṇam īśitā guṇeṣv asaṅgo vaśitā yat-kāmas tad avasyati etā me siddhayaḥ saumya aṣṭāv autpattikā matāḥ
- aṇimā
- the perfection of becoming smaller than the smallest
- mahimā
- becoming greater than the greatest
- mūrteḥ
- of the body
- laghimā
- becoming lighter than the lightest
- prāptiḥ
- acquisition
- indriyaiḥ
- by the senses
- prākāmyam
- obtaining or performing whatever one desires
- śruta
- things invisible,, about which one only hears
- dṛṣṭeṣu
- and things visible
- śakti-preraṇam
- manipulating the subpotencies of māyā
- īśitā
- the perfection of controlling
- guṇeṣu
- in the modes of material nature
- asaṅgaḥ
- being unobstructed
- vaśitā
- the power to bring others under control
- yat
- whatever
- kāmaḥ
- desire (there may be)
- tat
- that
- avasyati
- one can obtain
- etāḥ
- these
- me
- My (potencies)
- siddhayaḥ
- mystic perfections
- saumya
- O gentle Uddhava
- aṣṭau
- eight
- autpattikāḥ
- natural and unexcelled
- matāḥ
- understood to be
Among the eight primary mystic perfections, the three by which one transforms one’s own body are aṇimā, becoming smaller than the smallest; mahimā, becoming greater than the greatest; and laghimā, becoming lighter than the lightest. Through the perfection of prāpti one acquires whatever one desires, and through prākāmya-siddhi one experiences any enjoyable object, either in this world or the next. Through īśitā-siddhi one can manipulate the subpotencies of māyā, and through the controlling potency called vaśitā-siddhi one is unimpeded by the three modes of nature. One who has acquired kāmāvasāyitā-siddhi can obtain anything from anywhere, to the highest possible limit. My dear gentle Uddhava, these eight mystic perfections are considered to be naturally existing and unexcelled within this world.