Devanagari
ततोऽनेकसहस्रकोटिविमानानीकसङ्कुलदेवयानेनावतरन्तीन्दुमण्डलमावार्य ब्रह्मसदने निपतति ॥ ४ ॥
Verse text
tato ’neka-sahasra-koṭi-vimānānīka-saṅkula-deva-yānenāvatar-antīndu maṇḍalam āvārya brahma-sadane nipatati.
Synonyms
tataḥ
—
after purifying the seven planets of the seven great sages
;
aneka
—
many
;
sahasra
—
thousands
;
koṭi
—
of millions
;
vimāna
—
anīka — with contingents of airplanes
;
saṅkula
—
congested
;
deva
—
yānena — by the spaceways of the demigods
;
avatarantī
—
descending
;
indu
—
maṇḍalam — the moon planet
;
āvārya
—
inundated
;
brahma
—
sadane — to the abode of Lord Brahmā atop Sumeru-parvata
;
nipatati
—
falls down .
Translation
After purifying the seven planets near Dhruvaloka [the polestar], the Ganges water is carried through the spaceways of the demigods in billions of celestial airplanes. Then it inundates the moon [Candraloka] and finally reaches Lord Brahmā’s abode atop Mount Meru.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
After purifying the seven planets near Dhruva-loka, the Gaṅgā’s water, carried on the path through the heavens by throngs of celestial airplanes, inundates the moon and finally reaches Lord Brahmā's abode atop Mount Meru.
Deva-yānena means the path in the sky. Below the seven sages, the places are filled with those who perform karma-yoga. Thus tataḥ indicates “below, lower down” and saṅkula (crowd) indicates the many karma-yogīs. Flooding the moon planet, the Gaṅgā descends to the abode of Brahmā situated on the top of Meru.
Purport
We should always remember that the Ganges River comes from the Causal Ocean, beyond the covering of the universe. After the water of the Causal Ocean leaks through the hole created by Lord Vāmanadeva, it flows down to Dhruvaloka (the polestar) and then to the seven planets beneath Dhruvaloka. Then it is carried to the moon by innumerable celestial airplanes, and then it falls to the top of Mount Meru, which is known as Sumeru-parvata. In this way, the water of the Ganges finally reaches the lower planets and the peaks of the Himālayas, and from there it flows through Hardwar and throughout the plains of India, purifying the entire land. How the Ganges water reaches the various planets from the top of the universe is explained herein. Celestial airplanes carry the water from the planets of the sages to other planets. So-called advanced scientists of the modern age are trying to go to the higher planets, but at the same time they are experiencing a power shortage on earth. If they were actually capable scientists, they could personally go by airplane to other planets, but this they are unable to do. Having now given up their moon excursions, they are attempting to go to other planets, but without success.