|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 326 – The legend of Lord Krishna -  177

Udhdhava speaks “Oh! Bhagavan,  Oh! Acchyutha, you have described the practice of meditation and Pranayama provides fruitful results/ Siddhi, kindly narrate that to me.”

Bhagavan speaks “Oh! Udhdhava, I shall narrate the Ashtasiddhis to you, Anima, Mahima, Laghima, Garima, Prapthi, Prakamya, Eshithvam, and Vashithvam, and there are numerous Siddhis like Parakayapraveshanam/entering into the body of another person, Dhoorashravana Dharshanam, Swacchandhamrithyu, etc.  Oh! Udhdhava, Even though there are countless supernatural powers to name, I shall describe the superior Siddhi which is supreme bliss is the constant union with the supreme soul who resides as soul in you. The practice of meditation is the union of mind and intellect to supreme soul/Vishnu, who is all-pervasive, he is the protector of the shrine/Kshethrapalaka and Kshethrajja/resides as the soul in the body, to reach the highest state of ‘Thureeya’/Narayana, therefore whoever contemplates upon the ‘Formless one’ enjoys the supreme bliss/Kaivalyam/absence of thoughts, in this way elevates their souls.  Oh! Udhdhava, whoever contemplates upon me, with the constant practice of Pranayama and meditation elevates their souls and get relieved from miseries and sorrows of worldly existence with the constant remembrance of impermanent nature of the material well-being.  Oh! Udhdhava, who practices me, abandoning their ‘I’ consciousness, and contemplating upon me would realizes the knowledge of impermanent nature of Prakrithi/Sthooladhrishti and get detached from it, and attain the Sookshmadhrishiti/realization of me/supreme Lord as their constant companion.”