958 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 24

travel in outer space, we are hampered by so many impediments, but they
are not. We learn from the pages of Srimad-Bhagavatam that the inhabi-
tants of the planet called Siddhaloka can travel in space from one planet
to another without impediment. They showered flowers on the earth
when Lord Kapila, the son of Kardama, appeared.

TEXT 9

ARRATAATS  aTaeT afta |
aay: ara ATTA UI 1

tat kardamasrama-padam
sarasvatyd parisritam

svayambhih sakam rsibhir
maricy-adibhir abhyayat

tat—that; kardama—of Kardama; asrama-padam—to the place of the her-
mitage; sarasvatya—by the River Sarasvati; parisritam—surrounded; svayam-
bhiih—Brahma (the self-born); sakam—along with; rsibhi—the sages; marici
—the great sage Marici; adibhih—and others; abhyayat—he came there.

TRANSLATION

Brahma, the first-born living being, went along with Marici and other
sages to the place of Kardama’s hermitage, which was surrounded by the
River Sarasvati.

PURPORT

Brahma is called Svayambhi because he is not born of any material
father and mother. Ife is the first living creature and is born from the lotus
which grows from the abdomen of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Garbhodakagayi Visyu. Therefore he is called Svayambha, self-born.

TEXT 10

Wat W AM aaa Wied |
TATA ATA aT aT: ATE M2 ol

bhagavantam param brahma
sattvenamsena satru-han
