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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada – Psychic powers are obstacles in path of Yoga 3.38. Te samadhvupasarga vyutthane siddhayah| Te-they Samadhau-in samadhi Upasarga-obstacles Vyuttane-in the state of the consciousness of the world Siddhayah-psychics powers These psychic powers or siddhis are hindrances in path of samadhi, but in the state of consciousness of the world they are psychic powers.  

By samyama power of omnipotence & omniscience 3.50. Sattvapurushanyatakhyatimatrasya sarvabhavadhisthatrtvam sarvajnatrtvam cha| Sattva-chitta Purusha-self Anyata-difference Khyati-awareness Matrasya-only Sarva-all Bhava-states of existence Adhisthatrtvam-supermacy Sarvajnatrtvam-omniscience Cha-and Just by knowledge of the awareness of the difference between chitta and purusha follows supermacy over all states and forms of existence and omniscience.  

By samyama knowledge of universal consciousness 3.36. Sattva purusayoratyantasanké rnayoh pratyayaviseso bhogah pararthatvat svarthasamyamat purusa jnanam| Sattva-chitta Purusayoh-of the purusha Atyanta-extremely Asankirnayoh-distinct Pratyaya-awareness Avisesah-not distinct Bhogah-experience Pararthatvat-from objective consciousness Sva-ones own Artha-subjective awareness Samyamat-by samyama Purusajnanam-knowledge of purusha Chitta and purusha are extremly different. On account of non-difference of the awareness of both there is objective or subjective experience. By applying samyama on subjective awareness apart from objectives awareness, the knowledge of purusha is acquired.  

By samyama knowledge of the stars 3.28. Candre taravyuhajnanam| Candre-moon Tara-stars Vyuha-arrangements Jnanam-knowledge By applying samyama on the moon, knowledge about the position of the stars is benifited.  

By samyama knowledge of distinctions 3.54. Jatialaksana desairanyatanavachchhedat tulyayostatah pratipattih| Jati-birth Laksana-charaterictic Desayoh-by place Anyata-difference Anavachchhedat-on account of no definiton Tulyayoh-of the two similar objects Tatah-therefrom Pratipattih-knowledge  

By samyama knowledge of all speech 3.17. Sabdarthapratyayanamitaretaradhyasat saìkarastat pravibhagasamyamat sarvabhutarutajnanam| Sabda-word Artha-object Pratyayanam-mental content Itaretaradhyasat-because of mental superimposition Sankara-confusion Tat-that Pravibhaga-separate Samyamat-by samyama Sarvabhuta-all living beings Ruta-speech Jnanam-knowledge The word, object and mental content are in a confused condition because of mutual superimposition. By practicing smyama on them separately, knowledge of the speech of all beings arises.  

By samyama gain spiritual vision 3.33. Murdhajyotisi siddhadarsanam| Murdha-crown of the head Jyotisi-on the light Siddha-adept Darsanam-spiritual vision By applying smayama on the light of the crown of the head at sahasrara cakra, a spiritual vision of the masters of yoga is obtained.  

By samyama gain power of levitation 3.40. Udanajayajjalapankakantakadisvasanga utkrantischa| Udana-one of the five pranas Jayat-by mastery Jala-water Panka-mud Kantakadisu-with thorns etc. Asanga-no contact Utkrantih-levitation Cha-and By samyama on udana upa prana there is non-contact with water, mud, thorns etc. and the body gets levitated.  

By samyama gain power of entering another’s body 3.39. Bandhakaranasaithilyat pracarasamvedanachcha chittasya parasarirapravesah| Bandha-bondage Karana-cause Saithilyat-by loosening Prachara-passage Samvedanat-by knowledge Cha-and Chittasya-of the subtle body Para-of others Sarira-body Avesah-entry By releasing of the cause of bondage and by knowledge of the passage, the subtle body enters another person’s body.  

By samyama gain hidden knowledge 3.26. Pravrttyalokanyasat suksmavyavahitaviprakrstarsva jnanam| Pravrtti-super physical faculty Aloka-like Nyasat-by projecting Suksma-fine Vyavahita-hidden Viprakrsta-distant Jnanam-knowledge The knowledge of subtle, obscure or distant objects is profited by dilating the light of the superphysical faculty.  

By samyama gain faculty of moving through space 3.43. Kayakasayoh sambandhasamyamallaghutulasamapatteschakasagamanam| Kaya-body Akasayoh-of space Sambandha-relation Samyamat-by samyama Laghu-light Tula-cotton, wool Samapatteh-by fusion of mind Cha-and Akasa-space Gamanam-going through By applying samyama on the relation of body and space and by joining the mind wit the lightness of cotton, there is going through space.  

By samyama gain detachment and knowledge 3.51. Tadvairagyadapi dosabijaksaye kaivalyam| Tat-that Vairagyat-by vairagya Api-even Dosa-defect Bija-seed Ksaye-due to destruction Kaivalyam-isolation By detachment, even regarding the powers, the seed of defect is eliminated and kaivalya is reached.  

By samyama gain awareness of consciouness 3.35. Hradaye chittasamvit| Hradaye-by performing smayama on the heart Chittasamvit-awareness of the consciousness By applying samyama on the heart, awareness of consciouness dawns.  

By samyama gain Aura 3.41. Samanajayajjvalanam| Samana-the samana vayu Jayat-by mastery Jvalanam-blaze By applying samyama on the samana vayu, the body blazes.