Text 15] Pṭthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet
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In other words, Vedic knowledge is considered one of the necessities for human society. If human society remains satisfied simply by taking grains from the planet earth as well as other necessities for maintaining the body, society will not be sufficiently prosperous. Humanity must have food for the mind and ear, as well as for the purpose of vibration. As far as transcendental vibrations are concerned, the essence of all Vedic knowledge is the  mahā-mantra —Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. In Kali-yuga, if this Vedic  mahā-mantra  is chanted regularly and heard regularly by the devotional process of  śravaṇam kīrtanam , it will purify all societies, and thus humanity will be happy both materially and spiritually.
TEXT 15
कृत्वा वत्सं सुरगणा इन्द्रं सोममद्रुहन् । हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण वीर्यमोजो बलं पयः ॥१५॥
kṛtvā vatsam sura-gaṇā indram somam adūduhan hiraṇmayena pātreṇa vīryam ojo balam payaḥ
kṛtvā —making;  vatsam —calf;  sura-gaṇāḥ —the demigods;  indram —Indra, King of heaven;  somam —nectar;  adūduhan —they milked out;  hiraṇmayena —golden;  pātreṇa —with a pot;  vīryam —mental power;  ojaḥ —strength of the senses;  balam —strength of the body;  payaḥ —milk.
TRANSLATION
All the demigods made Indra, the King of heaven, into a calf, and from the earth they milked the beverage soma, which is nectar. Thus they became very powerful in mental speculation and bodily and sensual strength.
PURPORT
In this verse the word  soma  means “nectar.”  Soma  is a kind of beverage made in the heavenly planets from the moon to the kingdoms of the demigods in the various higher planetary systems. By drinking this  soma  beverage the demigods become more powerful mentally and increase their sensual power and bodily strength. The words  hiraṇmayena pātreṇa  indicate that this  soma  beverage is not an ordinary intoxicating liquor. The