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 ||
स देवत्वं सुरेशत्वं रसायनसञ्चयान् क्रियाश्च वातगमनपतनं यज्ञवीर्यं जलाग्निप्रवेशं च निरुपद्रवं काङ्क्षति।
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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.