Text 20] Questions by King Pariksit 443
tattvanam—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; aradhana—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.
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amaerasata | -aTATT |
bat eC AR bad
AarTAT yA (AAG: 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
