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Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 6

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

अनूर्मिमत्त्वं देहेऽस्मिन् दूरश्रवणदर्शनम् । मनोजव: कामरूपं परकायप्रवेशनम् ॥ ६ ॥ स्वच्छन्दमृत्युर्देवानां सहक्रीडानुदर्शनम् । यथासङ्कल्पसंसिद्धिराज्ञाप्रतिहता गति: ॥ ७ ॥

anūrmimattvaṁ dehe ’smin dūra-śravaṇa-darśanam mano-javaḥ kāma-rūpaṁ para-kāya-praveśanam

由自然诸性(guṇa)所生的十种次要瑜伽神通是:不受饥渴等身扰所动;远闻远见;身行如意、疾如心念;随愿化形;入他身;随意舍身而逝;得见诸天与阿普萨拉(天女)之嬉戏;所立誓愿悉皆成就;以及所下命令无碍必行。

anūrmimattvamstate of being free from waves (undisturbedness)
anūrmimattvam:
Karta (कर्ता) / Lakṣaṇa (लक्षण)
TypeNoun
Rootanūrmimat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); bhāva-vācaka abstract noun in -tva
dehein the body
dehe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; adhikaraṇa
asminin this
asmin:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; pronoun agreeing with dehe
dūraśravaṇadarśanamhearing and seeing at a distance
dūraśravaṇadarśanam:
Karta (कर्ता) / Lakṣaṇa (लक्षण)
TypeNoun
Rootdūra + śravaṇa + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; itaretara-dvandva (श्रवणं च दर्शनं च) with upapada dūra- (far)
manojavaḥspeed of the mind
manojavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) / Lakṣaṇa (लक्षण)
TypeNoun
Rootmano + java (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (मनसः जवः)
kāmarūpamassuming any desired form
kāmarūpam:
Karta (कर्ता) / Lakṣaṇa (लक्षण)
TypeNoun
Rootkāma + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (कामस्य रूपम् / इच्छानुसारं रूपम्)
parakāyapraveśanamentering another’s body
parakāyapraveśanam:
Karta (कर्ता) / Lakṣaṇa (लक्षण)
TypeNoun
Rootpara + kāya + praveśana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (परस्य कायस्य प्रवेशः)
svacchandamṛtyuḥdeath at will
svacchandamṛtyuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) / Lakṣaṇa (लक्षण)
TypeNoun
Rootsvacchanda + mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya (स्वच्छन्दः मृत्युः)
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana; genitive relation
sahakrīḍānudarśanamwitnessing/observing their play along with them
sahakrīḍānudarśanam:
Karta (कर्ता) / Lakṣaṇa (लक्षण)
TypeNoun
Rootsaha + krīḍā + anudarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: saha (with) as upapada + krīḍā (play) + anudarśana (seeing)
yathāsaṅkalpasaṁsiddhiḥfulfillment according to one’s resolve
yathāsaṅkalpasaṁsiddhiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) / Lakṣaṇa (लक्षण)
TypeNoun
Rootyathā + saṅkalpa + saṁsiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā, Ekavacana; avyayībhāva with yathā- (according to) + tatpuruṣa relation to saṅkalpa
ājñācommand
ājñā:
Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; first member of compound with apratihatā
apratihatāunobstructed
apratihatā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota + pratihata (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; adjective agreeing with ājñā
gatiḥmovement; course
gatiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) / Lakṣaṇa (लक्षण)
TypeNoun
Rootgati (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
K
Kṛṣṇa
U
Uddhava

FAQs

In 11.15.6, Kṛṣṇa lists dūra-śravaṇa and dūra-darśana—hearing and seeing from a distance—as mystic perfections that can arise from yogic discipline.

Kṛṣṇa instructs Uddhava on yoga and its attainments, clarifying what siddhis are and implicitly guiding him toward the higher aim—pure devotion beyond fascination with powers.

Use it as a reminder to master bodily impulses and distractions (the ‘waves’ of the body) through disciplined practice and devotion, prioritizing inner steadiness over display of extraordinary abilities.