Shloka 16
मानवसर्गः, चातुर्वर्ण्य-गुणकर्म, यज्ञ-प्रतिपादनम्, आश्रमधर्म-फल, नरकवर्णनम्
ततः सा सहजा सिद्धिस् तेषां नातीव जायते रसोल्लासादयश् चान्याः सिद्धयो ऽष्टौ भवन्ति याः
tataḥ sā sahajā siddhis teṣāṃ nātīva jāyate rasollāsādayaś cānyāḥ siddhayo 'ṣṭau bhavanti yāḥ
அதன்பின் அவர்களிடம் இயல்பான சித்தி மிகுதியாக எழாது; மாறாக ரசோல்லாசம் முதலியவற்றால் தொடங்கும் பிற எட்டு சித்திகள் தோன்றும்; ஆனால் அவை விஷ்ணுவில் நிறைவேறும் பரமசித்தி அல்ல।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
They are presented as secondary yogic by-products—eight in number—arising in practice, but not identical with the highest innate perfection or final liberation.
Parāśara frames siddhis as limited attainments that may appear on the path, whereas liberation is the culminating realization oriented toward Viṣṇu as the Supreme end, not toward powers.
Even when discussing yogic attainments, the Purana’s trajectory keeps Viṣṇu as the ultimate reality and goal, implying that powers are subordinate to devotion and liberating knowledge centered on Him.