Jump to navigation Jump to search For Wives of Ganesha, Siddhi and relationship of Ashta Siddhi with Ganesha, see Consorts of Ganesha. Not anti gravity yoga uk training be confused with the African Siddi or the Karnataka Siddi. Siddhi is a Sanskrit noun which can be translated as «perfection», «accomplishment», «attainment», or «success». Chitthar refers to someone who has attained siddhis and other kinds of mystical knowledge.

The Visuddhimagga is one of the texts to give explicit details about how spiritual masters were thought to actually manifest supernormal abilities. In the Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection of moral fables, a siddhi may be the term for any unusual skill or faculty or capability. In Shaivism, siddhi are defined as «Extraordinary powers of the soul, developed through consistent meditation and often uncomfortable and grueling tapas, or awakened naturally through spiritual maturity and yogic sādhanā. In the Samkhyakarika and Tattvasamasa, there are references to the attainment of eight siddhis by which «one becomes free of the pain of ignorance, one gains knowledge, and experiences bliss. Addhyyan: knowledge gained through study of the Vedas and other standard ancillary texts. Suhritprapti: knowledge gained from a kind-hearted person, while engaged in the spread of knowledge.