Text 20] Questions by King Pariksit 443

tattvandm—of the elements that constitute the creation; pansankhyanum
—of the number of such elements; laksanam—symptoms; hetu-laksanam—
the symptoms of the causes; purusa—complete; dradhana—devotional
service; vidhih—rules and regulations; yogasya—cultivation of the yoga
system; adhyatmikasya—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.

TEXT 20
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FIAT yA ATARI: Roll

yogesvaraisvarya-gatir
linga-bhangas tu yoginam

vedopaveda-dharmanam
itihasa-purdnayoh

yogesvara—the master of the mystic powers; aisvarya—opulence; gatih—
advancement; linga—astral body; bhangah—detachment; tu—but; yoginam
--of the mystics; veda—transcendental knowledge; upaveda—knowledge in
pursuance of the Veda indirectly ; dharmanam—of the religiosities; itihasa—
history; puranayoh—of the Puranas.

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 Puranas?

PURPORT

The yogesvara, or the master of mystic powers,.can exhibit eight kinds of
wonders of perfection by becoming smaller than the atom or lighter than
