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The Asthasiddhis – eight siddhis of Sri Maha Ganadhipati Ganesha also called as Siddhi Vinayaka, in one of the Raja Ravi Verma’s paintings these siddhis are depicted as eight women surrounding Lord Ganesha.
Siddhi is a Sanskrit word that literally means accomplishment, Siddhis can occur in two ways, naturally, or as a result of extended practice of austerities. the ways to obtain the siddhis are Devotion, Pranayama, Meditation, Control of senses, Herbs, Mantras, etc
Nine main Siddhis are:
- Parkaya Pravesha: Ability to enter some other body and to bring back any dead body with life.
- Haadi Vidya: Ability to stay without nourishment for a long time.
- Kaadi Vidya: Ability to withstand adverse climatic conditions like extreme cold or blazing fires, for him/her the surrounding will remain ambient.
- Vayu Gaman Siddhi: Ability to fly with body and move from place to place with in a flash of thought.
- Madalasa Vidya: Ability to change the size of ones body, like Lord.
- Kanakdhara Siddhi: Ability to acquire immense wealth.
- Prakya Sadhana: Ability to direct a soul or spirit to take birth from the womb of a barren woman.
- Surya Vigyan: Ability to transform one substance into another using Sun rays.
- Mrit Sanjeevani Vidya: This Vidya invented by Guru Shukracharya. Ability to bring a dead person back to life.
