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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.41

केचिद् देहमिमं धीरा: सुकल्पं वयसि स्थिरम् । विधाय विविधोपायैरथ युञ्जन्ति सिद्धये ॥ ४१ ॥
kecid deham imaṁ dhīrāḥ
[kechid deham imam dheeraah]
su-kalpaṁ vayasi sthiram
[su-kalpam vayasi sthiram]
vidhāya vividhopāyair
[vidhaaya vividhopaayair]
atha yuñjanti siddhaye
[atha yunjanti siddhaye]
Word-for-word
kecit — some deham — the material body imam — this dhīrāḥ — self-controlled su-kalpam — fit vayasi — in youth sthiram — fixed vidhāya — making vividha — by various upāyaiḥ — means atha — thus yuñjanti — they engage siddhaye — for the achievement of material perfections.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kecid deham imaṁ dhīrāḥ
kecit
some
deham
the material body
imam
this
dhīrāḥ
self-controlled
su-kalpaṁ vayasi sthiram
su-kalpam
fit
vayasi
in youth
sthiram
fixed
vidhāya vividhopāyair
vidhāya
making
vividha
by various
upāyaiḥ
means
atha yuñjanti siddhaye
atha
thus
yuñjanti
they engage
siddhaye
for the achievement of material perfections.
By various methods, some yogīs free the body from disease and old age and keep it perpetually youthful. Thus they engage in yoga for the purpose of achieving material mystic perfections.
Purport

The process described here is meant to fulfill one’s material desires, not to bring one transcendental knowledge. Therefore this process cannot be accepted as devotional service to the Lord, according to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura. Despite all such mystic perfections, the material body will ultimately die. Actual eternal youth and happiness are available only on the spiritual platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
By various methods, some yogīs free the body from disease and old age and keep it perpetually youthful. Thus they engage in yoga for the purpose of achieving siddhis. Some keep the body youthful, free from old age and sickness (sukalpam) by other methods and engage in yoga with meditation for siddhis like entering others’ bodies which do not have disease. But this yoga is not centered on jñāna.
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Personal Guidance
Some yogīs free the body from disease and old age and keep it perpetually youthful for the sake of material mystic perfections. The technology exists; the question is its worth.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I investing in body-preservation as if it were the goal?
  • What would shifting investment to the soul do?
📝 My note

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