prakalpya vatsaá¹ kapilaá¹
siddhÄḥ saá¹…kalpanÄmayÄ«m
siddhiá¹ nabhasi vidyÄá¹ ca
ye ca vidyÄdharÄdayaḥ
prakalpya - appointing; vatsam - calf; kapilam - the great sage Kapila; siddhÄḥ - the inhabitants of Siddhaloka; saá¹…kalpanÄ-mayÄ«m - proceeding from will; siddhim - yogic perfection; nabhasi - in the sky; vidyÄm - knowledge; ca - also; ye - those who; ca - also; vidyÄdhara-Ädayaḥ - the inhabitants of VidyÄdhara-loka, and so on.
The inhabitants of both Siddhaloka and VidyÄdhara-loka are naturally endowed with mystic yogic powers by which they not only can fly in outer space without a vehicle but can also fly from one planet to another simply by exerting their will. Just as fish can swim within water, the residents of VidyÄdhara-loka can swim in the ocean of air. As far as the inhabitants of Siddhaloka are concerned, they are endowed with all mystic powers. The yogÄ«s in this planet practice the eightfold yogic mysticism — namely yama, niyama, Äsana, prÄṇÄyÄma, pratyÄhÄra, dhÄraṇÄ, dhyÄna and samÄdhi. By regularly practicing the yogic processes one after another, the yogÄ«s attain various perfections; they can become smaller than the smallest, heavier than the heaviest, etc. They can even manufacture a planet, get whatever they like and control whatever man they want. All the residents of Siddhaloka are naturally endowed with these mystic yogic powers. It is certainly a very wonderful thing if we see a person on this planet flying in the sky without a vehicle, but in VidyÄdhara-loka such flying is as commonplace as a bird’s flying in the sky. Similarly, in Siddhaloka all the inhabitants are great yogÄ«s, perfect in mystic powers.
The name of Kapila Muni is significant in this verse because He was the expounder of the SÄá¹…khya philosophical system, and His father, Kardama Muni, was a great yogÄ« and mystic. Indeed, Kardama Muni prepared a great airplane, which was as large as a small town and had various gardens, palatial buildings, servants and maidservants. With all this paraphernalia, Kapiladeva’s mother, DevahÅ«ti, and His father, Kardama Muni, traveled all over the universes and visited different planets.