Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.1.8

sa tatra tatra gagana-tala udu-patir iva vimānāvalibhir anupatham amara-parivridhair abhipūjyamānah pathi pathi ca varūthaśah siddha-gandharva-sādhya-cārana-muni-ganair upagīyamāno gandha-mādana-dronīm avabhāsayann upasasarpa

SYNONYMS

sah — he (Lord Brahmā); tatra tatra — here and there; gagana-tale — under the canopy of the sky; udu-patih — the moon; iva — like; vimāna-āvalibhih — in their different airplanes; anupatham — along the path; amara — of the demigods; parivridhaih — by the leaders; abhipūjyamānah — being worshiped; pathi pathi — on the way, one after another; ca — also; varūthaśah — in groups; siddha — by the residents of Siddhaloka; gandharva — by the residents of Gandharvaloka; sādhya — by the residents of Sādhyaloka; cārana — by the residents of Cāranaloka; muni-ganaih — and by great sages; upagīyamānah — being worshiped; gandha-mādana — of the planet where the Gandhamādana Hill is found; dronīm — the border; avabhāsayan — illuminating; upasasarpa — he approached.

TRANSLATION

As Lord Brahmā descended on his carrier, the great swan, all the residents of the planets named Siddhaloka, Gandharvaloka, Sādhyaloka and Cāranaloka, as well as great sages and demigods flying in their different airplanes, assembled within the canopy of the sky to receive Lord Brahmā and worship him. As he received respect and adoration from the residents of the various planets, Lord Brahmā appeared just like the full moon surrounded by illuminating stars. Lord Brahmā's great swan then arrived at the border of Gandhamādana Hill and approached Prince Priyavrata, who was sitting there.

PURPORT

It appears from this description that there is regular interplanetary travel between the planets of the demigods. Another significant point is that there is a planet covered mostly by great mountains, one of which is Gandhamādana Hill. Three great personalities — Priyavrata, Nārada and Svāyambhuva Manu — were sitting on this hill. According to Brahmā-samhitā, each universe is filled with different planetary systems, and every system has a unique opulence. For example, on Siddhaloka, all the residents are very advanced in the powers of mystic yoga. They can fly from one planet to another without airplanes or other flying machines. Similarly, the residents of Gandharvaloka are expert in musical science, and those on Sādhyaloka are all great saints. The interplanetary system undoubtedly exists, and residents of different planets may go from one to another. On this earth, however, we have not invented any machine that can go directly from one planet to another, although an unsuccessful attempt has been made to go directly to the moon.

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