རལ་གྲི་གྲུབ་པ
Sword of Power
寶劍神通 · Khaḍga-siddhi
Common Siddhi 普通神通The Sword of Power siddhi grants the practitioner a magical sword of indestructibility and invincibility, by which no physical weapon can harm them and they can cut through all obstacles. In the classical literature, this siddhi is associated with the obtainment of a sword from a nāga king or discovered in a cave after prolonged practice on certain Tantric texts. The practitioner who attains this siddhi is said to be invulnerable in battle and capable of flying through the air on the sword, moving great distances instantaneously. Several of the 84 Mahāsiddhas of India are described as having attained this siddhi through single-pointed practice on wrathful deity sādhanas.
🧘 Associated Practice
Wrathful deity sādhana, particularly Yamāntaka and Vajrakīlaya practices; visualization of the deity's sword wisdom
☸ Relationship to the Path
Corresponds to the completion of the generation stage (kyerim) of Highest Yoga Tantra, where the practitioner has sufficiently stabilised deity yoga to access extraordinary capacities
📜 Classical Source
Caturāsīti-siddha-pravṛtti (Lives of the 84 Mahāsiddhas) by Abhayadatta; Hevajra Tantra
Associated Masters
⚖ Ethical Note
The sword siddhi is understood metaphorically as the sword of Mañjuśrī that cuts through ignorance—the primary obstacle. Physical invincibility is considered a side-effect of deeper realisation, not a goal to be pursued for its own sake. Pursuing this siddhi for personal power or military advantage generates severe negative karma.