Yogasutra – Part 3 – Vibhūti-Pāda – Powers – Verse 3.46   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 3 – Vibhūti-Pāda – Powers – Verse 3.46   «   »

ततोऽणिमादिप्रादुर्भावः कायसम्पत्तद्धर्मानभिघातश्च ॥

tato’ṇimādiprādurbhāvaḥ kāyasampattaddharmānabhighātaśca .. 3.46..

46. From that comes minuteness and the rest of the powers, “glorification of the body,” and indestructibleness of the bodily qualities.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

This means that the Yogi has attained the eight powers. He can make himself as minute as a particle, or as huge as a mountain, as heavy as the earth, or as light as the air; he can reach anything he likes, he can rule everything he wants, he can conquer everything he wants, and so on. A lion will sit at his feet like a lamb, and all his desires will be fulfilled at will.


Yogasutra – Verse 3.46 – Yogasutra-3.46-tato’ṇimādi – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-3-46