If you want to go to the higher planetary system, then that particular devata, Indraloka, Candraloka—the moon planet is Candraloka; that is also considered as one of the heavenly planets—so you have to prepare yourself by karma-kāṇḍīya activities. Then you can go there by . . . after this body is finished, you immediately transfer to certain planet where you want to go. Similarly, if you want to go to the planet where Kṛṣṇa lives, Goloka Vṛndāvana . . .
- goloka-nāmni nija-dhāmni tale ca tasya
- devī-maheśa-hari-dhāmasu teṣu teṣu
- te te prabhāva-nicayā vihitāś ca yena
- govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
- (Bs. 5.43)
There is . . . paras tasmāt tu bhāvo 'nyo vyaktyāvyakta-sanātanaḥ (BG 8.20). They are described in the Bhagavad-gītā that, "Beyond this material nature there is another nature. That is called sanātana." Paras tasmāt tu bhāva. Bhāva means svabhāva, or nature. As you see this material nature . . . although you are seeing, you cannot go. You are so limited, conditioned. You see so many planets twinkling at night, but there is no possibility of going there. You cannot go to the nearest planet, even the moon planet, by your mechanical arrangement. The modern scientists, the sputniks experts, they say to go the topmost planet of this universe it will take forty thousands of years. Who is going for forty thousand . . . flying forty thousands of years and again come back and see you: "Yes, I went to such-and-such planet"? Is it possible? So we are so poor. It is not possible in that way.