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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.15.22

యదా మన ఉపాదాయ యద్ యద్ రూపం బుభూషతి । తత్తద్ భవేన్మనోరూపం మద్యోగబలమాశ్రయ: ॥ ౨౨ ॥
yadā mana upādāya
[yadaa mana upaadaaya]
yad yad rūpaṁ bubhūṣati
[yad yad roopam bubhooshati]
tat tad bhaven mano-rūpaṁ
[tat tad bhaven mano-roopam]
mad-yoga-balam āśrayaḥ
[mad-yoga-balam aashrayah]
yadā — when manaḥ — the mind upādāya — applying yat yat — whatever rūpam — form bubhūṣati — one desires to assume tat tat — that very form bhavet — may appear manaḥ-rūpam — the form desired by the mind mat-yoga-balam — My inconceivable mystic potency, by which I manifest innumerable forms āśrayaḥ — being the shelter.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadā mana upādāya
yadā
when
manaḥ
the mind
upādāya
applying
yad yad rūpaṁ bubhūṣati
yat yat
whatever
rūpam
form
bubhūṣati
one desires to assume
tat tad bhaven mano-rūpaṁ
tat tat
that very form
bhavet
may appear
manaḥ-rūpam
the form desired by the mind
mad-yoga-balam āśrayaḥ
mat-yoga-balam
My inconceivable mystic potency, by which I manifest innumerable forms
āśrayaḥ
being the shelter.
When the yogī, applying his mind in a certain way, desires to assume a particular form, that very form immediately appears. Such perfection is possible by absorbing the mind in the shelter of My inconceivable mystic potency, by which I assume innumerable forms.

This perfection is called kāma-rūpa, or the ability to assume any form that one desires, even the form of a demigod. The pure devotees absorb their minds in a particular type of service to Lord Kṛṣṇa and thus gradually assume a spiritual body for an eternal life of bliss and knowledge. Thus anyone who takes to the process of chanting the holy names of Kṛṣṇa and follows the regulative principles of human life can acquire the ultimate perfection of kāma-rūpa, assuming an eternal, spiritual body in the kingdom of God.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the yogī, making his mind the cause, desires to assume a particular form, that very form in his mind immediately appears. The cause is the power arising from concentrating on me. When, making the mind the material cause (upādāna), one desires a particular form such that of a devatā, that form desired by the mind appears. The cause (āśrayaḥ) is the power arising from concentrating on me (mat-yoga-balam). This siddhi is called kāma-rūpa, taking any form one desires.
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