Text 8] The Process of Creation 183
called anddi, or having no creator, and Gdi, or the origin of all. We think
in our own imperfect way that the Lord is also created, but the Vedanta
informs us that He is not created. Rather, everything else is created by
Him (ndardyanah paro’vyaktat). Therefore for the common man these are
all very wonderful matters for consideration. Even for the great scholars
they are inconceivable, and thus such scholars present theories contra-
dictory to one another. Even for the insignificant part of His creation, this
particular universe, they have no complete information as to how far this
limited space is extended, or how many stars and planets are there, or the
different conditions of those innumerable planets. Modern scientists have
insufficient knowledge of all this. Some of them assert that there are
100,000,000 planets scattered all over space. In a news release from
Moscow dated 21/2/60, the following piece of knowledge was relayed:

“Russia’s well-known professor of astronomy Boris Vorontsov-Velianino
said that there must be an infinite number of planets in the universe
inhabited by beings endowed with reason.

“It could be that life similar to that on carth flourishes on such planets.

“Doctor of Chemistry Nikolat Zhirov, covering the problem of atmos-
phere on other planets, pointed out that the organism of a Martian, for
instance, could very well adapt itself to normal existence with a low body
temperature.

‘He said that he felt that the gaseous composition of Martian atmosphere
was quite suitable to sustain life of beings which have become adapted to
it.”

This adaptibility of an organism to different varieties of planets is
described in the Brahma-samhita as vibhiti-bhinnam, i.e., each and every
one of the innumerable planets within the universe is endowed with a
particular type of atmosphere, and the living beings there are more perfectly
advanced in science and psycholegy because of a better atmosphere.
Vibhiti means specific powers, and bhinnam means variegated. Scientists
who are attempting to explore outer space and are trying to reach other
planets by mechanical arrangements must know for certain that organisms
adapted to the atmosphere of earth cannot exist in the atmospheres of
other planets (Easy Journey to Other Planets). One has to prepare himself,
therefore, to be transferred to a different planet after being relieved of the
present body, as it is said in the Bhagavad-gita, yanti deva-vratd devan pitrn
yanti pitr-vratah bhiitani yanti bhittejyad yanti mad-ydjino *pi mam: “Those
who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who
worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings, and those
who worship Me will live with Me.” (Bg. 9.25)
