Text 53] Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest 329

PURPORT

This fixed meditation is called samadhi, or trance. A person constantly
engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord cannot be deviated
from meditating on the form of the Lord, as described herein. The arcana-
marga, or the devotional path prescribed in the pajicaratra system of
devotional service for worshiping the Deity in the temple, makes the
devotee think constantly of the Lord; that is samadhi, or trance. One who
practices in this way cannot deviate from the service of the Lord, and that
makes him perfect in the mission of human life.

TEXT 53

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Japas ca paramo guhyah
Sruyatam me nrpatmaja
yam sapta-ratram prapathan
puman pasyati khecaran

japah ca—the chanting mantra in this connection; paramah—very, very;
guhyah—confidential; sriyatam—please hear; me—from me; nrpa-atmaja—
QO son of the King; yam—which; sapta-ratram—seven nights; prapathan—
chanting; puman—a person; pasyati—can see; khecaran—human beings who
travel in space.

TRANSLATION

O son of the King, now I shall speak unto you the mantra which is to be
chanted with this meditation process. One who carefully chants this mantra
for seven nights can see the perfect human beings flying in the sky.

PURPORT

Within this universe there is a planet called Siddhaloka. The inhabitants
of Siddhaloka are by nature perfect in the yoga achievements, which are
of eight varieties: one can become smaller than the smallest, lighter than
the lightest, or bigger than the biggest, one can immediately get whatever
he likes, one can even create a planet, etc. These are some of the yogic
perfections. By virtue of the laghima-siddhi, or purificatory process to
become lighter than the lightest, the inhabitants of Siddhaloka can fly in
the sky without airplanes or airships. It is hinted herein by Narada Muni to
Dhruva Maharaja that by meditating upon the transcendental form of the
