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Pranayama gives you the major eight Siddhis viz., Anima, Mahima, Laghima,
Garima,
Prapti, Prakamya, Vasitvam and Isitvam. Anima is the power to become as
minute as you like, whereas Mahima makes you as big as you like. By Laghima
you can make your body as light as a feather and fly in the sky thousands
of miles in a minute. Garima can make your body as heavy as a mountain.
By the power of Prapti you can predict all future events, understand unknown
languages, cure any disease, hear distant sounds, see distant objects, smell
mystical fragrant odours, touch the sun and the moon with the tip of your
fingers from where you stand, and understand the language of birds and beasts.
Indeed you can attain all desired objects. By Prakamya you can cast away
the old skin and assume a youth-like appearance for an unusual length of
time. You can also enter the body of another person. Sri Sankaracharya had
this power. He entered the body of the Raja of Benares. Yayati, Tirumulanar
and Raja Vikramaditya had also this power. Vasitvam is the power to tame
wild beasts and bring them under your control. By the exercise of this power,
you can make anybody obey your orders and wishes. You can control the elements
and be a master of passions and emotions. Isitvam is the attainment of all
divine powers. You now become the Lord of the universe. You can give life
to a dead man. Kabirdas, Tulasidas, Akalkot Swami and many others had this
power. By possessing this power you can penetrate all secrets of nature,
know the events of the past, present and future and become one with the
Supreme Soul.
Through Pranayam, the body becomes strong, flexible, sturdy and healthy.
Too much fat is reduced. There is luster in the face. Eyes sparkle like
diamonds. The practitioner becomes very handsome. Voice becomes sweet and
melodious. The inner Anahata sounds are distinctly heard. The student is
free from all sorts of diseases. He gets established in Brahmacharya. The
Jatharagni (gastric fire) is augmented. The student becomes so perfected
in Brahmacharya that his mind will not be shaken even if a fairy tries to
embrace him. Appetite becomes keen. Nadis are purified. Vikshepa is removed
and the mind becomes one-pointed. Rajas and Tamas are destroyed. The mind
is prepared for Dharana and Dhyana. The excretions become scanty. Steady
practice arouses the inner spiritual force and brings in spiritual light,
happiness and peace of mind. It makes him an Oordhvareto-Yogi. All psychic
powers are obtained. Advanced students only will get all the benefits.
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