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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.32.3
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 3
- tac-chraddhayākrānta-matiḥ
- pitṛ-deva-vrataḥ pumān
- gatvā cāndramasaṁ lokaṁ
- soma-pāḥ punar eṣyati
tatto the demigods and forefathers — to the demigods and forefathers; śraddhayāwith reverence — with reverence; ākrāntaovercome — overcome; matiḥhis mind — his mind; pitṛto the forefathers — to the forefathers; devato the demigods — to the demigods; vrataḥhis vow — his vow; pumānthe person — the person; gatvāhaving gone — having gone; cāndramasamto the moon — to the moon; lokamplanet — planet; somadrinking soma juice-pāḥdrinking soma juice — drinking soma juice; punaḥagain — again; eṣyatiwill return — will return.
Such materialistic persons, attracted by sense gratification and devoted to the forefathers and demigods, can be elevated to the moon, where they drink an extract of the soma plant. They again return to this planet.
The moon is considered one of the planets of the heavenly kingdom. One can be promoted to this planet by executing different sacrifices recommended in the Vedic literature, such as pious activities in worshiping the demigods and forefathers with rigidity and vows. But one cannot remain there for a very long time. Life on the moon is said to last ten thousand years according to the calculation of the demigods. The demigods' time is calculated in such a way that one day (twelve hours) is equal to six months on this planet. It is not possible to reach the moon by any material vehicle like a sputnik, but persons who are attracted by material enjoyment can go to the moon by pious activities. In spite of being promoted to the moon, however, one has to come back to this earth again when the merits of his works in sacrifice are finished. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.21, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.): te taṁ bhuktvā svarga-lokaṁ viśālaṁ kṣīṇe puṇye martya-lokaṁ viśanti.