Shloka 31
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 ||
Having cast off this human body, he attains—according to his own will—many other bodies. Therefore, one who is enjoying the yogic powers born of Yoga should never, in any way, fall into disillusionment or aversion toward Yoga.
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.