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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.24.4

Sthāna· The universe in order

Siddhaloka’s Residents Have Natural Mystic Powers

“Below Rāhu by 10,000 yojanas [80,000 miles] are the planets known as Siddhaloka, Cāraṇaloka and Vidyādhara-loka.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.24.4, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Siddhaloka, Cāraṇaloka and Vidyādhara-loka are situated 10,000 yojanas below Rāhu.
  • The purport says that Siddhaloka’s residents are naturally endowed with the powers of yogīs.
  • By these natural mystic powers, they can travel from one planet to another. They do not need airplanes or similar machines.

Try this today

Write one sentence summarizing how the residents of Siddhaloka are said to travel.

Ask yourself

What distinction does the purport make between natural mystic powers and travel by machines?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.

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