tri-kala-jnatvam -- the perfection of knowing past, present and future; advandvam -- being unaffected by dualities such as heat and cold; para -- of others; citta -- the mind; adi -- and so on; abhijnata -- knowing; agni -- of fire; arka -- the sun; ambu -- water; visha -- of poison; adinam -- and so on; pratishtambhah -- checking the potency; aparajayah -- not being conquered by others; etah -- these; ca -- also; uddesatah -- merely by mentioning their names and characteristics; proktah -- are described; yoga -- of the yoga system; dharana -- of meditation; siddhayah -- perfections; yaya -- by which; dharanaya -- meditation; ya -- which (perfection); syat -- may occur; yatha -- by which means; va -- or; syat -- may occur; nibodha -- please learn; me -- from Me.

The power to know past, present and future; tolerance of heat, cold and other dualities; knowing the minds of others; checking the influence of fire, sun, water, poison, and so on; and remaining unconquered by others -- these constitute five perfections of the mystic process of yoga and meditation. I am simply listing these here according to their names and characteristics. Now please learn from Me how specific mystic perfections arise from specific meditations and also of the particular processes involved.