Shloka 10

Yoga-siddhi — The Mystic Perfections and Their Origin in Meditation on the Lord

Devanagari script

भूतसूक्ष्मात्मनि मयि तन्मात्रं धारयेन्मन: । अणिमानमवाप्नोति तन्मात्रोपासको मम ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

bhūta-sūkṣmātmani mayi tan-mātraṁ dhārayen manaḥ aṇimānam avāpnoti tan-mātropāsako mama

Translation

အလွန်သေးငယ်သော ဓာတ်တရားများအားလုံးတွင် ပျံ့နှံ့နေသော ငါ၏ အဏုရုပ် (atom-like) သဘောတရား၌ စိတ်ကို ထိုတစ်ခုတည်းပေါ်တွင် တည်စေ၍ ငါ့ကို ပူဇော်သူသည် ‘အဏိမာ’ (aṇimā) ဟု ခေါ်သော ယောဂသိဒ္ဓိကို ရရှိသည်။

Synonyms

• bhūta-sūkṣma-ātmani: in the subtle essence of beings
• bhūta-sūkṣma-ātmani: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + sūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: bhūtānāṁ sūkṣmaḥ ātmā (‘subtle essence of beings’)

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; 1st person pronoun

• tat-mātram: that alone / that subtle element
• tat-mātram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; कर्मधारय: tat eva mātram (‘that alone/that element’)

• dhārayet: should hold/fix
• dhārayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• manaḥ: the mind
• manaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; subject of dhārayet

• aṇimānam: aṇimā (minuteness)
• aṇimānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṇimān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• tat-mātra-upāsakaḥ: the meditator of that subtle element
• tat-mātra-upāsakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat-mātra (प्रातिपदिक) + upāsaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: tat-mātrasya upāsakaḥ (‘worshipper/meditator of that subtle element’)

• mama: of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular

Purport

Aṇimā refers to the mystic ability to make oneself smaller than the smallest and thus able to enter within anything. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is within the atoms and atomic particles, and one who perfectly fixes his mind in that subtle atomic form of the Lord acquires the mystic potency called aṇimā, by which one can enter within even the most dense matter such as stone.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about aṇimā siddhi (becoming minute)?

In 11.15.10, Kṛṣṇa states that one who fixes the mind on Him as the subtle indweller of the elements and meditates on the tan-mātras attains aṇimā, the perfection of becoming extremely small.

Why did Krishna speak about siddhis to Uddhava in Canto 11?

In the Uddhava-gītā section, Kṛṣṇa instructs Uddhava on yoga, devotion, and renunciation; describing siddhis clarifies the powers that can arise from meditation and how they relate to focusing consciousness on the Lord’s subtle presence.

How can this teaching be applied in modern spiritual practice?

Use it as a reminder that steady concentration and inner devotion refine the mind; rather than chasing powers, focus meditation on the Divine indweller (Paramātmā) and cultivate purity, humility, and single-pointed attention.