Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 15
Yoga-siddhi — The Mystic Perfections and Their Origin in Meditation on the Lord
विष्णौ त्र्यधीश्वरे चित्तं धारयेत् कालविग्रहे । स ईशित्वमवाप्नोति क्षेत्रज्ञक्षेत्रचोदनाम् ॥ १५ ॥
viṣṇau try-adhīśvare cittaṁ dhārayet kāla-vigrahe sa īśitvam avāpnoti kṣetrajña-kṣetra-codanām
ਜੋ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ—ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ, ਤ੍ਰਿਗੁਣਮਈ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਅਧੀਸ਼ਵਰ, ਕਾਲ-ਸਰੂਪ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਕ—ਉੱਤੇ ਚਿੱਤ ਟਿਕਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ‘ਈਸ਼ਿਤ੍ਵ’ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਹੋਰ ਬੱਧ ਜੀਵਾਂ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਪਹਿਚਾਣਾਂ (ਉਪਾਧੀਆਂ) ਨੂੰ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।
We should remember that mystic perfection never enables a living entity to challenge the supremacy of the Personality of Godhead. In fact, one cannot obtain such perfections without the mercy of the Supreme Lord; thus one’s controlling power can never disturb the plan of Lord Kṛṣṇa. One is allowed to exhibit mystic control only within the confines of the law of God, and even a great yogī who transgresses the law of God by his so-called mystic opulences will be severely punished, as revealed in the story of Durvāsā Muni cursing Ambarīṣa Mahārāja.
FAQs
This verse teaches that fixing the mind on Lord Viṣṇu in His form as Time grants mastery—control over the forces that impel the soul and the body-mind field.
In the Uddhava Gītā, Krishna explains yogic concentrations and their results, showing how siddhis arise—while guiding Uddhava to keep devotion to the Lord as the essential focus.
Practice steady remembrance of God as the all-governing Time—this perspective reduces impulsive reactions and strengthens self-mastery over the mind and senses.