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aspiring after liberation and trying to become one with the
Supreme. Yogis are aspiring after many siddhis (powers) —anima,
laghima, prdapti, etc. However, a devotee is not at all interested in these
things because he is fully dependent on the mercy of Krsna. Krsna is
yogesvara, the possessor of all mystic powers (siddhis), and He is at-
mardma, fully self-satisfied. The yoga-siddhis are described in this
verse. One can fly in outer space without the aid of a machine, and he can
travel at the speed of mind. This means that as soon as a yogi desires to
go somewhere within this universe or even beyond this universe, he can
do so immediately. One cannot estimate the speed of mind, for within a
second the mind can go many millions of miles. Sometimes yogis enter
into the bodies of other people and act as they desire when their bodies
are not working properly. When the body becomes old, a perfect yogi can
find a young, able body. Giving up his old body, the yogi can enter into
the young body and act as he pleases. Being a plenary expansion of Lord
Vasudeva, Lord Rsabhadeva possessed all these mystic yoga powers, but
He was satisfied with His devotional love of Krsna, which was evinced by
the ecstatic symptoms, such as crying, laughing and shivering.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Fifth Chapter
of the Srimad-Bhagavatam entitled “Lord Rsabhadeva’s Teachings to His
Sons.”
