376 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 24

so easily. Like the attack of Rahu, such attempts will certainly be
failures.

TEXT 4
TaSTAILASATAM AIT «Acad Maat TT Uv tl

tato ‘dhastat siddha-cdrana-vidyddhardnam sadandni tavan matra
eva.

tatah—the planet Rahu; adhastat—below; siddha-cdrana—of the
planets known as Siddhaloka and Caranaloka; vidyddhardndm--and the
planets of the Vidyadharas; sadanani—the residential places; tdvat
matra—only that much distance (eighty thousand miles); eva—indeed.

TRANSLATION

Below Rahu by 10,000 yojanas [80,000 miles] are the planets
known as Siddhaloka, Caranaloka and Vidyadhara-loka.

PURPORT

It is said that the residents of Siddhaloka, being naturally endowed
with the powers of yogis, can go from one planet to another by their
natural mystic powers without using airplanes or similar machines.

TEXT 5

qsETaaa: ara Raises Tas: wala
MATA TSETEA | 4 II

tato ‘dhastad yaksa-raksah-pisdca-preta-bhita-gananam viharajiram
antariksam ydvad vayuh pravati yavan megha upalabhyante.

tatah adhastat—beneath the planets occupied by the Siddhas, Caranas
and Vidyadharas; yaksa-raksah-pisdca-preta-bhita-ganandm—of Yak-
sas, Raksasas, Pisacas, ghosts and so on; vihdra-ajiram—the place of
sense gratification; antariksam—in the sky or outer space; yavat—as far
