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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.2.5

सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वैर्विद्याधरमहोरगै: । किन्नरैरप्सरोभिश्च क्रीडद्भ‍िर्जुष्टकन्दर: ॥ ५ ॥
siddha-cāraṇa-gandharvair
[siddha-chaarana-gandharvair]
vidyādhara-mahoragaiḥ
[vidyaadhara-mahoragaih]
kinnarair apsarobhiś ca
[kinnarair apsarobhish cha]
krīḍadbhir juṣṭa-kandaraḥ
[kreedadbhir jushta-kandarah]
Word-for-word
siddha — by the inhabitants of Siddhaloka cāraṇa — the inhabitants of Cāraṇaloka gandharvaiḥ — the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka vidyādhara — the inhabitants of Vidyādhara-loka mahā-uragaiḥ — the inhabitants of the serpent loka kinnaraiḥ — the Kinnaras apsarobhiḥ — the Apsarās ca — and krīḍadbhiḥ — who were engaged in sporting juṣṭa — enjoyed kandaraḥ — the caves.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
siddha-cāraṇa-gandharvair
siddha
by the inhabitants of Siddhaloka
cāraṇa
the inhabitants of Cāraṇaloka
gandharvaiḥ
the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka
vidyādhara-mahoragaiḥ
vidyādhara
the inhabitants of Vidyādhara-loka
mahā-uragaiḥ
the inhabitants of the serpent loka
kinnarair apsarobhiś ca
kinnaraiḥ
the Kinnaras
apsarobhiḥ
the Apsarās
ca
and
krīḍadbhir juṣṭa-kandaraḥ
krīḍadbhiḥ
who were engaged in sporting
juṣṭa
enjoyed
kandaraḥ
the caves.
The inhabitants of the higher planets — the Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, serpents, Kinnaras and Apsarās — go to that mountain to sport. Thus all the caves of the mountain are full of these denizens of the heavenly planets.
Purport

As ordinary men may play in the salty ocean, the inhabitants of the higher planetary systems go to the Ocean of Milk. They float in the Ocean of Milk and also enjoy various sports within the caves of Trikūṭa Mountain.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, serpents, Kinnaras and Apsarās played in the caves of the mountain
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Personal Guidance
Higher beings — Siddhas, Gandharvas, Apsarās — sport in Trikūṭa's caves as we play at the seaside. There are layers of life above and below ours engaged in their own enjoyments. Pride in our human position softens when we see how thin a slice of existence we occupy.
Reflection Questions
  • Does my picture of life still imagine humans as the apex of existence?
  • How might my behavior change if I remembered I am observed by beings on other planes?
📝 My note

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