Text 6] King Indra Annihilates the Demons 67

TRANSLATION

Those fools and rascals who want to ascend to the upper plan-
etary system by mystic power or mechanical means, or who en-
deavor to cross even the upper planets and achieve the spiritual
world or liberation, I cause to be sent to the lowest region of the
universe.

PURPORT

There are undoubtedly different planetary systems for different per-
sons. As stated in Bhagavad-gitaé (14.18), ardhvam gacchanti sattva-
sthah: persons in the mode of goodness can go to the upper planets.
Those in the modes of darkness and passion, however, are not allowed to
enter the higher planets. The word divam refers to the higher planetary
system known as Svargaloka. Indra, King of the higher planetary system,
has the power to push down any conditioned soul attempting to go from
the lower to the higher planets without proper qualifications. The
modern attempt to go to the moon is also an attempt by inferior men to go
to Svargaloka by artificial, mechanical means. This attempt cannot be
successful. From this statement of Indra it appears that anyone attempt-
ing to go to the higher planetary systems by mechanical means, which are
here called maya, is condemned to go the the hellish planets in the lower
portion of the universe. To go to the higher planetary system, one needs
sufficient good qualities. A sinful person situated in the mode of ig-
norance and addicted to drinking, meat-eating and illicit sex will never
enter the higher planets by mechanical means.

TEXT 6
aisé gaifaadisa TAN TATM |
fara aheey aeaacqza aifath: ae 1 &

so "ham durmdyinas te ‘dya
vajrena Sata-parvana

Siro harisye mandatman
ghatasva jnatibhih saha

sah—I am the same powerful person; aham—I; durmayinah—of
you, who can perform so much jugglery with illusions; te—of you;
