Shloka 31
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
देहान्यथेष्टमभ्येति हित्वेमां मानुषीं तनुम् निर्वेदस्तु न कर्तव्यों भुज्जानेन कथंचन,वह इस मानव-शरीरका त्याग करके इच्छानुसार दूसरे बहुत-से शरीर धारण करता है। योगजनित ऐश्वर्यका उपभोग करनेवाले योगीको योगसे किसी तरह विरक्त नहीं होना चाहिये
dehān yathā-iṣṭam abhyeti hitvā imāṁ mānuṣīṁ tanum | nirvedaḥ tu na kartavyaḥ bhuñjānena kathaṁcana ||
Nachdem er diesen menschlichen Leib abgelegt hat, erlangt er—nach seinem eigenen Willen—viele andere Leiber. Darum soll, wer die aus dem Yoga geborenen yogischen Kräfte genießt, niemals, auf keine Weise, in Überdruss oder Abneigung gegen den Yoga verfallen.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions that a yogin who has attained yogic powers and can assume bodies at will should not become disenchanted with Yoga; spiritual capability should be met with steadiness, not aversion or fatigue toward the discipline that produced it.
A brāhmaṇa speaker explains the extraordinary capacity of a yogin: after leaving the human body, he can take on other bodies as he wishes. This is used to instruct the listener that such power is not a reason to abandon Yoga, but to remain firm in it.