By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/11
Siddhi is about executing things faultlessly. Consider following scenarios
- Astrologer A studies a horoscope and mutters some predictions recollecting from the few combination that strikes his mind.
- Astrologer B takes a paper pencil writes down some calculations refers few books and gives better prediction than A.
- Astrologer C has a computer and a very good software of astrology and an online predictive notes, he browses through a series of notes and gives perhaps even better predictions than B.
- Astrologer D looks at a horoscope, closes his eyes and then after deep contemplation reveals startling incidents about the person. Every word he says is nodded in affirmation.
- Astrologer E looks at the person even before he places his natal chart before Dr.E, E starts smiling telling about the life incidents about the person as if he was visualising the whole thing.
What’s the difference between these astrologers? Each has better siddhi than the previous one
A has just knowledge of astrology, B has deeper knowledge, C has an aided knowledge, D has siddhi, E has paroksha.
The level of expertise is greater in each of them than the previous one, so what is siddhi?
- Expertise depends upon the practice of the knowledge.
- Knowledge that is not practiced is akin to a sword that has lost its sharpness and killer edge.
- So when one practices his knowledge, knowledge itself offers better understanding to the student.
- When knowledge is practiced with devotion tools become available to the student.
- When practiced with zeal, one gets hold of advanced tools and also gets knowledge of its usage.
- When one’s mind is in unison with the knowledge by constant such practice with advanced tools one’s dependence on tools vanishes. This is Siddhi.
- When such expertise is put to the use of the mankind as a service to God, one attains the vision of the knowledge. This is known as paroksha.
So is all this happening in a mechanical way with only one condition of practice, practice and practice? Well both YES and NO.
Yes because practice is the important tool to gain siddhi.
No because it is not the only and sufficient condition. It should be accompanied with the grace of the abhimani devata of the vidya that we are seeking siddhi for.
What is the devata of vidya? Yes every vidya that we seek is presided by a devata. It is the grace of this devata that gives us proficiency. These devata are assisted by Vidhyadharas, these are celestial beings living in the sphere around 50000 yojanas above earth and are assistants of the Devatas. They bestow grace on the student who is relentless in studies. These give blessings just if you make an attempt to study sincerely. So you can get one level of expertise.
Chanars are another set of celestial beings that grace when one practices hard. These give special tools for upliftment of vidya to a level of expertise.
Siddhas are celestial beings living around meru and bless with Siddhi to the devotee who considers his job as worship and practises day and a night.
All these are under the service of Vidya abhimani Devata, who when completely satisfied by the relentless abhyasa of the vidyarthi grants him Paroksha. [One can also attain siddhi by chanting the mantra of the relevant Devata for the Vidya].
When one surpasses his devotion he is blessed by Goddess Saraswati to attain Aparoksha, the divine Vision.
If there is a relationship between lagnadhipati and fifth house then the person will be Medhavi, Pratibhashali When second lord, fifth lord and lagna are all powerful and mutually related in kendra simultaneously attains 8 or 9 good amshas then one attains siddhi.
Arjuna was an ideal student. He was practising day and night Dhanurvidya, without sleep. He practised to master the use of the bow and arrow by both the hands [left and right]. Thus he was known as SAVYASACHI. Because of this dedication, Agni gave him GANDEEVA bow [tool].
Gandeeva was actually used by Bramha, it was 220 quintals in weight. Its string was so strenuous that its recoil would kill a 10000 warriors. it could dispel arrows at a speed 100000 times faster the normal warriors in the battlefield. Thus even before 100000 ordinary warriors could fasten their bows they were killed by the arrows of Arjun from Gandeeva. The arrows appeared automatically and infinitely on the bow string of Gandeeva. It made a thundering sound and lightning when pulled. Its string re-joined automatically when cut and regenerated when slit.
No human or devata could even lift Gandeeva, Bramha gave this Gandeeva to Shiva to kill Tripurasur. From him it came to Indra and then to Chandra and finally Varuna got it. Now this Arjuna being Indra himself could lift the Gandeeva by the grace of Sri Krishna.
Arjuna practised Roudri mantra in the dark caves on the INDRAKEEL mountain . There he spent six months without food, water and sleep and hence achieved the name GUDAKESHA. Shiva happy with his penance gave him Pashupatastra.
After Abhimanyu was killed in Padmavyuha due to Jayadrath using his boons. Arjun vowed to kill him before sunset next day or commit suicide by jumping into fire.
Dronacharya assures Duryodhan that he will specially protect Jayadrath from Arjun. So he creates shakataabja vyuha and puts Jayadratha at the end of it in the last quarter, appoints Karna and Ashwaththama to specially protect him. He gives Duryodhana a Yantra on his wrist to render his invincible in the middle. At the intersection he sets Shrotayudh [who had a special weapon, which would never fail but would kill himself if used on somebody who doesn’t fight], and Alambusa and himself stands at the gate and entrance to avoid any lapses .
Arjuna enters the battlefield and after making a pradakshina to Guru he forces his chariot inside at a lightning speed. He knew if he fights Drona it would be sunset by then, so he takes a peripheral route. Soon he is attacked by Alambusa. Ghatotkacha gives him covering and takes on Alambusa in an aerial fight. Soon Arjuna confronts shrotayudh, they fight a fierce battle, in an ecstasy he throws his weapon on Krishna, as Krishna is non fighting Sarathi, the weapon returns and kill Shrotayudha.
Duryodhana comes to fight with Arjuna, as Arjuna’s arrows does not hurt Duryodhan due to yantra, Arjuna decides to use astra, Ashwaththama swiftly intercepts al the astras of Arjuna and both fight a day long battle.
Karna and Ashwaththama and Duryodhana, one after the other ensures a tough battle with Arjun and sunset draws near. Seeing Arjuna’s words go in vain to save him Krishna creates a [TAMAS] by his maya, thus night engulfs everywhere on the battlefield. Ashwaththama and others stop the battle. Arjuna prepares for suicide, Jayadratha elated comes out of tent to witness the suicide of Arjuna. Just as Jayadratha is seen in the open, Shri Krishna orders Arjuna to Kill Jayadrath. Arjuna’s Arrow cuts of the head of the Jayadrath. [But Jayadrath’s father had given him a boon that whoever throws his head down on the earth, his head would blow off into thousand pieces]. Shri Krishna advices Arjuna to use Pashupatastra, in such a way that, Astra releases arrows one after the another keeping the head high in air, till it falls into the hands of Jayadrath’s father on the banks of river Ganga, where he was observing sandhya. As the head fell on the palm of the father, he suddenly terrified threw it onto the ground and simultaneously his head blew off into thousand pieces. Shri Krishna withdraws tamas and Sun is seen in the sky and every kaurava shook his head in disbelief. Bheemasena roared like a lion, Krishna blew Panchajanya shankha, and Arjuna blew Devadutta Shankha [conch]. All of the Pandava army knowing Jayadratha to be dead rejoiced, such was the Vidya siddhi of the Arjuna – Savyasachi .
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