Patanjali Yoga Sutra 3.46

Sanskrit Sutra

ततोऽणिमादिप्रादुर्भावः कायसम्पत्तद्धर्मानभिघातश्च॥४६॥

Swami Vivekananda's translation

From that comes minuteness and the rest of the powers, “glorification of the body,” and indestructibleness of the bodily qualities.

Vyasa Bhashya (Sanskrit)

तत्राणिमा भवत्यणुः। लघिमा लघुर्भवति। महिमा महाभवति। प्राप्तिरङ्गुल्यग्रेणापि स्पृशति चन्द्रमसम्। प्राकाम्यमिच्छानभिघातः। भूमावुन्मज्जति निमज्जति यथोदके। वशित्वं भूतभौतिकेषु वशी भवत्यवश्यश्चान्येषाम्। ईशितृत्वं तेषां प्रभवाप्ययव्यूहानामीष्टे। यत्र कामावसायित्वं सत्यसंकल्पता यथा संकल्पस्तथा भूतप्रकृतीनामवस्थानम्। … कायसंपद्वक्ष्यमाणा। तद्धर्मानभिघातश्च पृथिवी मूर्त्या न निरुणद्धि योगिनः शरीरादिक्रियां, शिलामप्यनुविशतीति। नाऽऽपः स्निग्धाः क्लेदयन्ति। नाग्निरूष्णो दहति। न वायुः प्रणामी वहति। अनावरणात्मकेऽप्याकाशे भवत्यावृतकायः सिद्धानामप्यदृश्यो भवति ॥ ४५ ॥

Vyasa Bhashya (English Translation)

From that [mastery], the eight great powers (siddhis) arise: 1. Anima (minuteness). 2. Laghima (lightness). 3. Mahima (greatness). 4. Prapti (reach - e.g., touching the moon with a fingertip). 5. Prakamya (irresistible will - e.g., diving into the earth as in water). 6. Vashitva (control over elements and beings). 7. Ishitritva (lordship over their creation, preservation, and destruction). 8. Yatrakamavasayitvam (fulfillment of desires, where elements arrange themselves according to one’s resolve; however, a yogi does not alter the order of things already established by a previous supreme creator). Bodily perfection (kaya-sampat) will be described next. ‘Indestructibility of its qualities’ means earth does not hinder the yogi’s body by its solidity (he can enter a rock); water does not wet him; fire does not burn him; air does not sweep him away; and even in unobstructed space, his body can become concealed from the sight of Siddhas. || 45 ||

Chapter link: Yoga Sutra Chapter 3