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Siddhi (Devanagari सिद्धि) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as "perfection", "accomplishment", "attainment", or "success".
'''Siddhi''' (Devanagari सिद्धि) is a [[Sanskrit]] word that can be translated as "perfection", "accomplishment", "attainment", or "success".


In Indian religions the word specifically refers to psychic or occult powers such as clairvoyance, levitation, materialization, etc. In the Yogasutras of Patanjali the following siddhi-s are listed:
In Indian religions the word specifically refers to psychic or occult powers such as clairvoyance, levitation, materialization, etc. In [[Hinduism]] there are several descriptions of ''siddhi''-s. The following eight are usually considered the primary ones:


Aṇimā: reducing one's body even to the size of an atom


Mahima: expanding one's body to an infinitely large size
''Aṇimā'': reducing one's body even to the size of an atom.


Garima: becoming infinitely heavy
''Mahima'': expanding one's body to an infinitely large size.


Laghima: becoming almost weightless
''Garima'': becoming infinitely heavy.


Prāpti: having unrestricted access to all places
''Laghima'': becoming almost weightless.


Prākāmya: realizing whatever one desires
''Prāpti'': having unrestricted access to all places.


Iṣṭva: possessing absolute lordship
''Prākāmya'': realizing whatever one desires.


Vaśtva: the power to subjugate all.
''Iṣṭva'': possessing absolute lordship.
 
''Vaśtva'': the power to subjugate all.
 
See also [[Psychism#Psychic Powers|Psychic Powers]] and [[Phenomena]].
 
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Revision as of 15:30, 28 June 2021

Siddhi (Devanagari सिद्धि) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as "perfection", "accomplishment", "attainment", or "success".

In Indian religions the word specifically refers to psychic or occult powers such as clairvoyance, levitation, materialization, etc. In Hinduism there are several descriptions of siddhi-s. The following eight are usually considered the primary ones:


Aṇimā: reducing one's body even to the size of an atom.

Mahima: expanding one's body to an infinitely large size.

Garima: becoming infinitely heavy.

Laghima: becoming almost weightless.

Prāpti: having unrestricted access to all places.

Prākāmya: realizing whatever one desires.

Iṣṭva: possessing absolute lordship.

Vaśtva: the power to subjugate all.

See also Psychic Powers and Phenomena.