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Devahūti's Lamentation
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to move everywhere. We are inhabitants of this earthly globe; we cannot move freely to other planets. In the modern age man is trying to go to other planets, but so far he has been unsuccessful. It is not possible to travel to any other planets because by the laws of nature even the demigods cannot move from one planet to another. But Kardama Muni, by his yogic power, could surpass the strength of the demigods and travel in space in all directions. The comparison here is very suitable. The words  yathā anilaḥ  indicate that as the air is free to move anywhere without restriction, so Kardama Muni unrestrictedly traveled in all directions of the universe.
TEXT 42
किं दुरापादनं तेषां पुंसामुदायचेतसाम् ।  
 यैराश्रितस्तीर्थपदश्वरणो व्यसनात्ययः ॥४२॥
kim durāpādanam teṣām 
    puṁsām uddāma-cetasām 
    yair āśritas tīrtha-padaś 
    caraṇo vyasanātyayaḥ
kim—what; durāpādanam—difficult to achieve; teṣām—for those; puṁsām—men; uddāma-cetasām—who are determined; yaiḥ—by whom; āśritaḥ—taken refuge; tīrtha-padaḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; caraṇaḥ—feet; vyasana-atyayaḥ—which vanquish dangers.
TRANSLATION
What is difficult to achieve for determined men who have taken refuge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's lotus feet? His feet are the source of sacred rivers like the Ganges, which put an end to the dangers of mundane life.
PURPORT
The words  yair āśritas tīrtha-padaś caraṇaḥ  are significant here. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is known as  tīrtha-pāda . The Ganges is called a sacred river because it emanates from the toe of Viṣṇu. The Ganges is meant to eradicate all the material distresses of the conditioned souls. For any living entity, therefore, who has taken shelter of the holy lotus feet of the Lord, nothing is impossible. Kardama Muni is special not because he was a great mystic, but because he was a great devotee. Therefore it is said here that for a great devotee like Kardama Muni,