History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c94.313

v7.c94.313

The siddhis have been enumerated and explained above on pp 1112-13. The Devaladharmasūtra has a long note on siddhis, which is quoted in Kalpataru (Mokṣakāṇḍa pp. 216-217).²³⁹⁰ The Yājñavalkya smṛti (III. 202-203) enumerates some characteristic signs of Yogasiddhi, viz. becoming invisible to others, remembrance of incidents in past lives, charming appearance, ability to see past and future happenings or objects that are distant, knowing what is being said at a great distance, entering another body after leaving one's own body, creation of things at one's will (without possessing the appropriate materials).