Text 15] Prthu Maharaja Milks the Earth Planet 715
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 tran-
scendental vibrations are concerned, the essence of all Vedic knowledge is
the mahdé-mantra--Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare
Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. In Kali-yuga, if this Vedic
mahda-mantra is chanted regularly and heard regularly by the devotional
process of sravanam kirtanam, it will purify all societies, and thus humanity

will be happy both materially and spiritually.

TEXT 15
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krtvd vatsam sura-gana
indram somam adiiduhan
hiranmayena patrena
viryam ojo balam payah
krtva—making; vatsam—calf; sura-ganah—the demigods; indram—Indra,
King of heaven; somam—nectar; adiduhan—they milked out; hiranmayena—
golden; patrena—with a pot; viryam—mental power; ojah—strength of the
senses; balam—strength of the body; payah—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 be-
came 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 hiranmayena patrena indi-
cate that this soma beverage is not an ordinary intoxicating liquor. The
