80 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 2
sa ca kadacit pitrloka-kamah sura-vara-vanitakridacala-dronyarm
bhagavantam visva-srjar patim abhrta-paricaryopakarana
atmaikagryena tapasvy arddhayam babhiiva.

sah—he (King Agnidhra); ca—also; kaddacit—once upon a time; pitr-
loka—the Pitrloka planet; kamah—desiring; sura-vara—of the great
demigods; vanita—the women; dkrida—the place of pastimes; acala-
dronyam—in one valley of the Mandara Hill; bhagavantam—unto the
most powerful (Lord Brahma); visva-srjam—of personalities who have
created this universe; patim—the master; adbhrta—having collected;
paricaryad-upakaranah—ingredients for worship; dtma—of the mind;
eka-agryena—with full attention; tapasvi—one who executes austerity;
arddhayam babhiiva—became engaged in worshiping.

TRANSLATION

Desiring to get a perfect son and become an inhabitant of
Pitrloka, Maharaja Agnidhra once worshiped Lord Brahma, the
master of those in charge of material creation. He went to a valley
of Mandara Hill, where the damsels of the heavenly planets come
down to stroll. There he collected garden flowers and other neces-
sary paraphernalia and then engaged in severe austerities and
worship.

PURPORT

The King became pitrloka-kama, or desirous of being transferred to
the planet named Pitrloka. Pitrloka is mentioned in Bhagavad-gitad
(yanti deva-vrata devan pitfn yanti pitr-vratah). To go to this planet,
one needs very good sons who can make offerings to Lord Visnu and then
offer the remnants to their forefathers. The purpose of the srdddha
ceremony is to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu,
so that after pleasing Him one may offer prasdda to one’s forefathers and
in this way make them happy. The inhabitants of Pitrloka are generally
men of the karma-kandiya, or fruitive activities category, who have
been transferred there because of their pious activities. They can stay
there as long as their descendants offer them visnu-prasdda. Everyone in
heavenly planets such as Pitrloka, however, must return to earth after
