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atmosphere of the particular planet one desires to enter in.
Thus if some body wants to enter into the moon planet, as
they are now attempting or into the Sun planet or into the
Mars, one can do so simply by performing statutary acts for
that purpose. The Bhagwat Geeta confirms this statement in
the following words. “Tie thing which a person meditates
upon at the time of death, and quits his materia‘ body in that
state of mind, does at once attain to that particular thing after
death,” Maharaj Bharat inspite of his severe penances,
thought of his stag at the time of his death and thus he be-
came a deer after death but with clear consciousness of his past
life. This is very important point. The atmosphere created
at the time of death is but an after-effect of the actual
deeds which one performs during his duration of lifc.

In the Sreemad Bhagwat (3/32) the process of entering into
the moon planet is mentioned as follows :—

‘‘Materialistic minded men, who have no information of
the Kingdom of God are almost mad after material acquisition
of wealth, fame and adoration. Such men are interested in the
progressive welfare work of the family unit for self-satisfaction
and progressively extending the activities for social or national
welfare. Such men do attain to the desired object by material
activities in the prescribed mechanical or ritualistic discharge
of duties and are thus inclined to satisfy the Pitris or the by-
gone forefathers and so also other contro!ling gods by perfor-
mances of sacrifices as presented in the revealed scriptures.
Addicted to such acts of sacrifices and ceremonial observances
such men do exter into the moon planet after death. Whena
person is thus promoted to the atmospheric conditions of the
moon he gets the necessary strength to enjoy the drinking of
‘Somarasa’ (a celestial beverage). The Moon planet is a place
where the demigods like Chandra is the predominating deity.
The atmosphere and amenities of life there, are far more com:
fortable and advantageous than those what we have got to
utilize here. And reaching there if a person does not utilize
the opportunity to get promotion to other better planets, he is
degraded and is made to come downagain on this planet or any
other similar one like earth. And such materialistic persons
even though they attain to the topmost planetary system, do
