Shloka 3
Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis
देवत्वममरेशत्वं रसायनचयाः क्रियाः । मरुत्प्रपतनं यज्ञं जलग्न्यावेशनन्तथा ॥
devatvam amareśatvaṃ rasāyana-cayāḥ kriyāḥ | marut-prapatanaṃ yajñaṃ jala-agny-āveśanaṃ tathā ||
He longs for becoming divine, for lordship among the immortals, for alchemical accumulations and operations, for moving or falling through the winds, for sacrificial prowess, and for entering water and fire without harm.
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FAQs
Even exalted, ‘godlike’ states and occult invulnerabilities are treated as temptations; craving them converts yoga into acquisition rather than cessation of craving.
Didactic yoga material; ancillary to Purāṇic characteristics rather than a direct instance of them.
The verse clusters ‘power’ (aiśvarya), ‘transmutation’ (rasāyana), and ‘elemental mastery’ (water/fire/wind) as three families of siddhi—each a potential detour from kaivalya.