The Ashta Siddhi (eight primary siddhis) are the most prominent powers in Yogic and Vedic traditions, often associated with advanced yogis and spiritual masters. These are:
- Anima (Reduction in Size): The ability to shrink one's body to an infinitely small size, even to the atomic level, allowing passage through dense matter or becoming invisible.
- Example: Becoming as small as an atom to enter subtle realms or objects.
- Mahima (Expansion in Size): The ability to expand one's body to an infinitely large size, encompassing vast spaces or even the universe.
- Example: Growing to cosmic proportions to perceive or influence large-scale phenomena.
- Garima (Heaviness): The ability to make one's body infinitely heavy, immovable by any force.
- Example: Becoming so heavy that no external force can lift or displace the yogi.
- Laghima (Lightness): The ability to make one's body weightless, allowing levitation or effortless movement.
- Example: Floating in the air or walking on water.
- Prapti (Attainment): The ability to obtain anything desired, instantly manifesting objects or reaching any place by will.
- Example: Materializing objects or traveling to distant locations without physical movement.
- Prakamya (Irresistible Will): The ability to fulfill any desire or achieve any goal, bending reality to one's will.
- Example: Manipulating natural elements or influencing events directly through intention.
- Ishatva (Supremacy or Lordship): The ability to control nature, elements, or beings, achieving mastery over creation.
- Example: Commanding natural forces like fire, wind, or animals.
- Vashitva (Control Over Others): The ability to influence or control the minds and actions of others.
- Example: Hypnotic influence or calming aggressive beings through mental power.