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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.15.31

उपासकस्य मामेवं योगधारणया मुने: । सिद्धय: पूर्वकथिता उपतिष्ठन्त्यशेषत: ॥ ३१ ॥
upāsakasya mām evaṁ
[upaasakasya maam evam]
yoga-dhāraṇayā muneḥ
[yoga-dhaaranayaa muneh]
siddhayaḥ pūrva-kathitā
[siddhayah poorva-kathitaa]
upatiṣṭhanty aśeṣataḥ
[upatishthanty asheshatah]
upāsakasya — of one who is worshiping mām — Me evam — thus yoga-dhāraṇayā — by the process of mystic meditation muneḥ — of a learned person siddhayaḥ — the mystic perfections pūrva — previously kathitāḥ — described upatiṣṭhanti — approach aśeṣataḥ — in all respects.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
upāsakasya mām evaṁ
upāsakasya
of one who is worshiping
mām
Me
evam
thus
yoga-dhāraṇayā muneḥ
yoga-dhāraṇayā
by the process of mystic meditation
muneḥ
of a learned person
siddhayaḥ pūrva-kathitā
siddhayaḥ
the mystic perfections
pūrva
previously
kathitāḥ
described
upatiṣṭhanty aśeṣataḥ
upatiṣṭhanti
approach
aśeṣataḥ
in all respects.
A learned devotee who worships Me through yoga meditation certainly obtains in all respects the mystic perfections that I have described.

The word yoga-dhāraṇayā indicates that each devotee obtains the particular perfection for which he has qualified himself. The Lord thus concludes His discussion of yoga-siddhis.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
A sage who worships me through yoga meditation certainly obtains in all respects the siddhis that I have described. This summarizes the topic.
A learned devotee who worships the Lord through yoga meditation obtains in all respects the perfections described. The Lord names the qualifying combination — learning plus worship.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I weighted toward learning, toward worship, or balanced?
  • What would rebalancing look like?
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