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Questions by King Parīkṣit
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tattvānām —of the elements that constitute the creation;  pariṣaṅkhyānam —of the number of such elements;  lakṣaṇam —symptoms;  hetu-lakṣaṇam —the symptoms of the causes;  puruṣa —complete;  ārādhana —devotional service;  vidhiḥ —rules and regulations;  yogaṣya —cultivation of the  yoga  system;  adhyātmikaṣya —spiritual methods leading to devotional service;  ca —also.
TRANSLATION
Kindly explain all about the elementary principles of creation, the number of such elementary principles, their causes, and their development, and also the process of devotional service and the method of mystic powers.
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योगेश्वरैश्वर्यगतिर्लिङ्गमङ्गस्तु योगिनाम् । वेदोपवेदधर्माणामितिहासपुराणयोः ॥२०॥
yogeśvaraśvarya-gatir   liṅga-bhaṅgas tu yoginām   vedopaveda-dharmāṇām   itihāsa-purāṇayoḥ
yogeśvara —the master of the mystic powers;  aiśvarya —opulence;  gatiḥ —advancement;  liṅga —astral body;  bhaṅgaḥ —detachment;  tu —but;  yoginām —of the mystics;  veda —transcendental knowledge;  upaveda —knowledge in pursuance of the  Veda  indirectly;  dharmāṇām —of the religiosities;  itihāsa —history;  purāṇayoḥ —of the  Purāṇas .
TRANSLATION
What are the opulences of the great mystics, and what is their ultimate realization? How does the perfect mystic become detached from the subtle astral body? What is the basic knowledge of the Vedic literatures, including the branches of history and the supplementary  Purāṇas ?
PURPORT
The  yogeśvara , or the master of mystic powers, can exhibit eight kinds of wonders of perfection by becoming smaller than the atom or lighter than