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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.6.15

కో న్వస్య కాష్ఠామపరోఽనుగచ్ఛే- న్మనోరథేనాప్యభవస్య యోగీ । యో యోగమాయా: స్పృహయత్యుదస్తా హ్యసత్తయా యేన కృతప్రయత్నా: ॥ ౧౫ ॥
ko nv asya kāṣṭhām aparo ’nugacchen
[ko nv asya kaashthaam aparo ’nugachchen]
mano-rathenāpy abhavasya yogī
[mano-rathenaapy abhavasya yogee]
yo yoga-māyāḥ spṛhayaty udastā
[yo yoga-maayaah sprihayaty udastaa]
hy asattayā yena kṛta-prayatnāḥ
[hy asattayaa yena krita-prayatnaah]
kaḥ — who nu — indeed asya — of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva kāṣṭhām — the example aparaḥ — else anugacchet — can follow manaḥ-rathena — by the mind api — even abhavasya — of the unborn yogī — the mystic yaḥ — who yoga-māyāḥ — the mystic perfections of yoga spṛhayati — desires udastāḥ — rejected by Ṛṣabhadeva hi — certainly asattayā — by the quality of being insubstantial yena — by whom, Ṛṣabhadeva kṛta-prayatnāḥ — although eager to serve.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ko nv asya kāṣṭhām aparo ’nugacchen
kaḥ
who
nu
indeed
mano-rathenāpy abhavasya yogī
asya
of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva
kāṣṭhām
the example
yo yoga-māyāḥ spṛhayaty udastā
hy asattayā yena kṛta-prayatnāḥ
aparaḥ
else
anugacchet
can follow
manaḥ-rathena
by the mind
api
even
abhavasya
of the unborn
yogī
the mystic
yaḥ
who
yoga-māyāḥ
the mystic perfections of yoga
spṛhayati
desires
udastāḥ
rejected by Ṛṣabhadeva
hi
certainly
asattayā
by the quality of being insubstantial
yena
by whom, Ṛṣabhadeva
kṛta-prayatnāḥ
although eager to serve.
“Who is that mystic yogī who can follow the examples of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva even with his mind? Lord Ṛṣabhadeva rejected all kinds of yogic perfection, which other yogīs hanker to attain. Who is that yogī who can compare to Lord Ṛṣabhadeva?”

Generally yogīs desire the yogic perfections of aṇimā, laghimā, mahimā, prākāmya, prāpti, īśitva, vaśitva and kāmāvasāyitā. Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, however, never aspired for all these material things. Such siddhis (perfections) are presented by the illusory energy of the Lord. The real purpose of the yoga system is to achieve the favor and shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but this purpose is covered by the illusory energy of yoga-māyā. So-called yogīs are therefore allured by the superficial material perfections of aṇimā, laghimā, prāpti and so forth. Consequently ordinary yogīs cannot compare to Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Which yogī who desires the powers rejected by Ṛṣabhadeva as insubstantial and makes efforts to gain them, can follow, even in his mind, the example set by unborn Ṛṣabhadeva? Among the yogīs, Ṛṣabhadeva is most auspicious. Which other yogī can follow the direction of Ṛṣabhadeva in his mind, much less by action? Ṛṣabhadeva was without birth. The yogī desires siddhis which were rejected as inauspicious by Ṛṣabhadeva, but the yogī makes endeavors to attain those siddhis. Or the yogī desires siddhis which were rejected by Ṛṣabhadeva but the siddhis made efforts to be accepted by him.
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