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 ||
देहान्यथेष्टमभ्येति हित्वेमां मानुषीं तनुम् । निर्वेदस्तु न कर्तव्यो भुज्जानेन कथंचन ॥
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.