16 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 1
sa tatra tatra gagana-tala udu-patir iva vimandavalibhir anupatham
amara-parivrdhair abhipiijyamanah pathi pathi ca variithasah siddha-
gandharva-sddhya-carana-muni-ganair upagiyamano gandha-
madana-dronim avabhadsayann upasasarpa.

sah—he (Lord Brahma); tatra tatra—here and there; gagana-tate —
under the canopy of the sky; udu-patuh—the moon; iva—like; vimana-
avalibhih—in their different airplanes; anupatham—along the path;
amara—of the demigods; parivrdhaih—by the leaders; abhipij-
yaménah—being worshiped; pathi pathi—on the way, one after
another; ca—also; variithasah—in groups; siddha—by the residents of
Siddhaloka; gandharva—by the residents of Gandharvaloka; sadhya—
by the residents of Sadhyaloka; carana—by the residents of Caranaloka;
muni-ganaih—and by great sages; upagiyamanah—being worshiped;
gandha-madana—of the planet where the Gandhamadana Hill is found;
dronim—the border; avabhasayan—illuminating; upasasarpa—he
approached.

TRANSLATION

As Lord Brahma descended on his carrier, the great swan, all the
residents of the planets named Siddhaloka, Gandharvaloka,
Sadhyaloka and Caranaloka, as well as great sages and demigods
flying in their different airplanes, assembled within the canopy of
the sky to receive Lord Brahma and worship him. As he received
respect and adoration from the residents of the various planets,
Lord Brahma appeared just like the full moon surrounded by il-
luminating stars. Lord Brahma’s great swan then arrived at the
border of Gandhamadana Hill and approached Prince Priyavrata,
who was sitting there.

PURPORT

It appears from this description that there is regular interplanetary
travel between the planets of the demigods. Another significant point is
that there is a planet covered mostly by great mountains, one of which is
Gandhamadana Hill. Three great personalities —Priyavrata, Narada and
Svayambhuva Manu—were sitting on this hill. According to Brahma-
