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## 114/Go. Sa. Jivakanda
## Verse 69
These seven characteristics of Siddhas are given to refute the beliefs of other religions.
Those who have eradicated all karmas, who have attained infinite, unparalleled, natural and unopposed happiness, free from external objects, who are detached, have attained an unchangeable nature, are free from all vices, are the repository of all virtues, whose body, i.e., the soul, is slightly smaller than the gross body, who are free from the arrows that have come out of the sheath and reside in the fire-part of the world, are Siddhas.
The Patali earth is located twelve yojanas above the flagstaff of the Sarvartha Siddhi Indraka Vimana. Seven thousand fifty dhanush above the eighth earth is the abode of the Siddhas. Four thousand dhanush is the Ghanodadhivatabalay, two thousand dhanush is the Ghanavatavalay, 525 dhanush out of 1575 dhanush is subtracted from the depth of the Siddhas (1575-525) = 1050 dhanush is the Tanuvatavalay. Thus, going up (4000 + 2000 + 1050) = 7050 dhanush is the abode of the Siddha Bhagwan. The highest depth of the Siddhas is 500, i.e., 525 dhanush, which is the square of five, and the lowest depth is three hands. The size of all Siddhas is slightly less than the size of the gross body. Within the area covered by one Siddha Jiva, there are infinite Siddha Jivas, including the lowest, highest and middle depths. The heads of all Siddhas are like the upper part of the Tanuvatavalay, which is located in the human world (two and a half islands).
The word 'Siddha' is at the end of the verse. These Siddhas are different from the worldly Siddhas like Anjanasiddha, Padukasiddha, Gutikasiddha, Digvijayasiddha, Khadgasiddha, etc., and are characterized by infinite virtues like Nirnama, Nirgotra, Pramurtvatva, etc., which are included in the eight virtues like Samyaktva, etc.
The seven characteristics of the Siddhas given in the verse are given with a view to refuting other religions. Therefore, to clarify this, we will now state it in the next verse.
The purpose of the above seven characteristics of the Siddhas is to refute the Saivas, Sankhyas, Maskaris (ascetics), Buddhists, Naiyayikas, Vaisheshikas, Ishwaras, and Mandalis.
**Special Meaning:**
Those who follow the Saivas believe that the Jiva is eternally free and untouched by karma. To refute this, it is said that 'Siddha Bhagwan is free from Patakas'.