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## The Benefits Gained Through Yoga
Yoga Shastra, the first light, verse 8 states: Just as the sprinkling of nectar destroys all diseases, so too, the touch of a yogi's body instantly destroys all diseases. The nails, hair, teeth, and other parts of a yogi's body become medicinal. Therefore, they are called "Sarvaushadhilabdhiman" (possessors of all medicines). For this reason, the bones and other parts of the Tirthankara's body are enshrined and worshipped in the Devaloka.
In addition, many other benefits manifest in the body of a yogi. The mere touch of a yogi's body makes rainwater, river water, lake water, or water from any reservoir capable of curing all diseases. Their touch detoxifies poisonous air and revives unconscious beings. Poisonous food, upon entering a yogi's mouth, becomes non-poisonous. Even those suffering from severe poison or a deadly disease become free from poison and disease simply by hearing their words or seeing them. This is the secret of "Sarvaushadhi" (all medicines).
In essence, the yogi's "Kaf" (phlegm) and other great powers are similar to, or different aspects of, "Riddhis" (supernatural powers). "Vaikriya Labdhi" (power of transformation) also has many forms. These include: "Anutva" (becoming as small as an atom), "Mahattva" (becoming as large as Mount Meru), "Laghutva" (becoming lighter than air), "Gurutva" (becoming heavier than a thunderbolt), "Praapti" (being able to touch the tip of Mount Meru and the sun with the tip of one's finger while standing on earth), "Praakamy" (being able to walk on water like walking on land, and float or sink on land like swimming in water), "Ishitva" (having dominion over the three realms, attaining the power of a Tirthankara or Indra), and "Kamaroopitva" (being able to assume multiple forms simultaneously). All these "Vaikriya Labdhis" are also included within the great "Riddhis".
Beyond these, there are many other benefits related to knowledge and intellect that are gained through yoga practice. For example, due to the intense destruction and cessation of "Shrutagyanavaraneya" and "Veeryantaraya" karmas, the practitioner attains the extraordinary "Mahaprajna Riddhi" (great wisdom). This power enables them to expound the knowledge of the twelve angas and fourteen purvas even without formally studying them. The intellect of such a "Mahaprajnavan" (possessor of great wisdom) can clearly explain the most profound and complex meanings.
Some "Vidyadhari" (knowledge-possessing) monks attain "Vidyalabdhi" (knowledge power) and study up to ten purvas. Some become knowledgeable in "Mahavidyas" (great knowledge) like "Rohini" and "Prajni", and in "Alpavidyas" (minor knowledge) like "Angushthaprashna". They are then not under the control of any "Riddhiman" (possessor of supernatural powers). Many practitioners become skilled in presenting and analyzing topics beyond their studied subjects. Among these "Vidyadharashraman" (knowledge-possessing monks), some attain "Beejabuddhi" (seed intellect), "Kosthabuddhi" (storehouse intellect), and "Padanusaribuddhi" (sequential intellect).
Those who possess "Beejabuddhi" are able to grasp many meanings from a single seed-like word due to the intense destruction and cessation of "Gyanavaraneya" and other karmas. Just as a farmer, by sowing a single seed in well-tilled land, obtains many seeds through the combined effect of rain or irrigation, sunlight, and wind, so too, these individuals, upon hearing a single word, acquire many meanings.
Those with "Kosthabuddhi" are like skilled farmers who store a large amount of grain in granaries, ensuring that different grains do not mix or spoil. Similarly, they remember the various meanings of each "Shruta" (scripture) they hear, without needing to repeat them, and retain them securely in their "Kostha" (storehouse) of the mind.
There are three types of "Padanusaribuddhi": "Anusrot", "Pratirot", and "Ubhayapad". 1. Those with "Anusrotpadanusaribuddhi" have an extremely sharp intellect that, upon hearing the meaning of the first word of a text, can recall the entire text up to the last word. 2. Those with "Pratirotpadanusaribuddhi" have an intellect that, upon hearing the meaning of the last word or the entire text, can recall the meaning or text from the beginning. 3. Those with "Ubhayapadpadanusaribuddhi" have an exceptionally sharp intellect that, upon hearing the meaning of a word in the middle of a text, can recall the entire group of words from beginning to end, along with their corresponding meanings, and traverse the entire ocean of knowledge.
The difference between "Beejabuddhi" and "Padanusaribuddhi" is that "Beejabuddhi" is skilled in explaining many meanings from a single word, while "Padanusaribuddhi" is capable of knowing all other words by knowing one word.