SB 4.29.80

TEXT 80

TEXT

मैत्रेय उवाच
भागवतमुख्यो भगवान् नारदो हंसयोर्गतिम् ।
प्रदर्श्य ह्यमुमामन्त्र्य सिद्धलोकं ततो ऽगमत् ॥ ८० ॥

maitreya uvaca

bhagavata-mukhyo bhagavan

narado hamsayor gatim

pradarsya hy amum amantrya

siddha-lokam tato 'gamat

maitreyah uvaca-Maitreya said; bhagavata-of the devotees; mukhyah-the chief; bhagavan-the most powerful; naradah-Narada Muni; hamsayoh-of the living entity and the Lord; gatim-constitutional position; pradarsya-having shown; hi-certainly; amum-him (the King); amantrya-after inviting; siddha-lokam-to Siddhaloka; tatah-thereafter; agamat-departed.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya continued: The supreme devotee, the great saint Narada, thus explained to King Pracinabarhi the constitutional position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entity. After giving an invitation to the King, Narada Muni left to return to Siddhaloka.

PURPORT

Siddhaloka and Brahmaloka are both within the same planetary system. Brahmaloka is understood to be the highest planet within this universe. Siddhaloka is considered to be one of the satellites of Brahmaloka. The inhabitants of Siddhaloka have all the powers of yogic mysticism. From this verse it appears that the great sage Narada is an inhabitant of Siddhaloka, although he travels to all the planetary systems. All the residents of Siddhaloka are spacemen, and they can travel in space without mechanical help. The residents of Siddhaloka can go from one planet to another individually by virtue of their yogic perfection. After giving instructions to the great King Pracinabarhi, Narada Muni departed and also invited him to Siddhaloka.