Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 11
Yoga-siddhi — The Mystic Perfections and Their Origin in Meditation on the Lord
महत्तत्त्वात्मनि मयि यथासंस्थं मनो दधत् । महिमानमवाप्नोति भूतानां च पृथक् पृथक् ॥ ११ ॥
mahat-tattvātmani mayi yathā-saṁsthaṁ mano dadhat mahimānam avāpnoti bhūtānāṁ ca pṛthak pṛthak
যে মহত্তত্ত্বরূপে অবস্থিত আমার মধ্যে মনকে যথাযথ স্থির করে ধ্যান করে, সে ‘মহিমা’ নামক যোগসিদ্ধি লাভ করে। পরে আকাশ, বায়ু, অগ্নি প্রভৃতি প্রত্যেক ভূততত্ত্বে পৃথক পৃথকভাবে আমার মধ্যে মন নিবদ্ধ করলে, সে ক্রমে ক্রমে সেই তত্ত্বগুলির মহত্ত্ব অর্জন করে।
There are innumerable verses in Vedic literatures explaining that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is qualitatively not different from His creation and thus a yogī may meditate upon the total material existence as a manifestation of the external potency of the Lord. Once the yogī has established his realization that the material creation is not different from the Lord, he obtains the perfection called mahimā-siddhi. By realizing the Lord’s presence in each individual element the yogī also acquires the greatness of each element. However, the pure devotees are not very interested in such perfections because they are surrendered to the Personality of Godhead, who exhibits such perfections to the infinite degree. Being always protected by the Lord, the pure devotees save their precious time to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Thus they achieve for themselves and others saṁsiddhi, or the supreme perfection, pure love of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, by which one expands one’s existence beyond the total material creation to the spiritual planets called Vaikuṇṭha.
FAQs
This verse says that by steadily fixing the mind on the Supreme Lord—who is the Self underlying the mahat-tattva—one attains greatness (mahima) and gains extraordinary mastery and distinct perception of beings.
In the Uddhava-gītā section, Krishna instructs Uddhava on yoga and divine opulences, explaining how concentration on the Lord can produce yogic perfections—while guiding the devotee toward higher devotion beyond fascination with powers.
Train attention through daily japa, śravaṇa (hearing), and mindful remembrance of Krishna; steady God-centered focus purifies perception, reduces distraction, and brings clarity in relating to different people and situations.