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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.15.23

పరకాయం విశన్ సిద్ధ ఆత్మానం తత్ర భావయేత్ । పిణ్డం హిత్వా విశేత్ ప్రాణో వాయుభూత: షడఙ్‍‍ఘ్రివత్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥
para-kāyaṁ viśan siddha
[para-kaayam vishan siddha]
ātmānaṁ tatra bhāvayet
[aatmaanam tatra bhaavayet]
piṇḍaṁ hitvā viśet prāṇo
[pindam hitvaa vishet praano]
vāyu-bhūtaḥ ṣaḍaṅghri-vat
[vaayu-bhootah shadanghri-vat]
para — of another kāyam — the body viśan — desiring to enter siddhaḥ — one perfected in yoga practice ātmānam — oneself tatra — in that body bhāvayet — imagines piṇḍam — one’s own gross body hitvā — giving up viśet — one should enter prāṇaḥ — in the subtle body vāyu-bhūtaḥ — becoming just like the wind ṣaṭ-aṅghri-vat — like the bee, who easily moves from one flower to another.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
para-kāyaṁ viśan siddha
para
of another
kāyam
the body
viśan
desiring to enter
siddhaḥ
one perfected in yoga practice
ātmānaṁ tatra bhāvayet
ātmānam
oneself
tatra
in that body
bhāvayet
imagines
piṇḍaṁ hitvā viśet prāṇo
piṇḍam
one’s own gross body
hitvā
giving up
viśet
one should enter
prāṇaḥ
in the subtle body
vāyu-bhūtaḥ ṣaḍaṅghri-vat
vāyu-bhūtaḥ
becoming just like the wind
ṣaṭ-aṅghri-vat
like the bee, who easily moves from one flower to another.
When a perfect yogī desires to enter another’s body, he should meditate upon himself within the other body, and then, giving up his own gross body, he should enter the other’s body through the pathways of air, as easily as a bee leaves one flower and flies into another.

As air is inhaled into the body through the nostrils and mouth, similarly, the life air of the yogī’s subtle body travels through the pathways of external air and easily enters into the body of another person, just as the bee easily flies from flower to flower. One may admire a heroic man or beautiful woman and desire to experience life within their extraordinary material body. Such opportunities are available through the mystic perfection called para-kāya-praveśanam. Pure devotees, being absorbed in meditation upon the spiritual form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are not actually attracted to any material body. Thus the devotees remain transcendental and satisfied on the platform of eternal life.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When a perfect yogī desires to enter another’s body, he should meditate upon himself within the other body, and then, giving up his own gross body, he should enter the other’s body by identifying with his subtle body and using the external air, just as a bee leaves one flower and flies into another. One should meditate on being in another body. Giving up the gross body (piṇḍam), identifying with the subtle body, one enters another body by means of external air, just as a bee goes from one flower and enters another. This takes place by the power of concentrating on me. This statement of the previous verse should be added. This siddhi is called para-kāya-praveṣa.
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