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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.21.13

ఏకదాసీన్మహాసత్రదీక్షా తత్ర దివౌకసామ్ । సమాజో బ్రహ్మర్షీణాం చ రాజర్షీణాం చ సత్తమ ॥ ౧౩ ॥
ekadāsīn mahā-satra-
[ekadaaseen mahaa-satra-]
dīkṣā tatra divaukasām
[deekshaa tatra divaukasaam]
samājo brahmarṣīṇāṁ ca
[samaajo brahmarsheenaam cha]
rājarṣīṇāṁ ca sattama
[raajarsheenaam cha sattama]
ekadā — once upon a time āsīt — took a vow mahā-satra — great sacrifice dīkṣā — initiation tatra — in that function diva-okasām — of the demigods samājaḥ — assembly brahma-ṛṣīṇām — of great saintly brāhmaṇas ca — also rāja-ṛṣīṇām — of great saintly kings ca — also sat-tama — the greatest of devotees.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ekadāsīn mahā-satra-
ekadā
once upon a time
āsīt
took a vow
mahā-satra
great sacrifice
dīkṣā tatra divaukasām
dīkṣā
initiation
tatra
in that function
diva-okasām
of the demigods
samājaḥ
assembly
samājo brahmarṣīṇāṁ ca
brahma-ṛṣīṇām
of great saintly brāhmaṇas
ca
also
rājarṣīṇāṁ ca sattama
rāja-ṛṣīṇām
of great saintly kings
ca
also
sat-tama
the greatest of devotees.
Once upon a time King Pṛthu initiated the performance of a very great sacrifice in which great saintly sages, brāhmaṇas, demigods from higher planetary systems and great saintly kings known as rājarṣis all assembled together.

In this verse the most significant point is that although King Pṛthu’s residential quarters were in India, between the rivers Ganges and Yamunā, the demigods also participated in the great sacrifice he performed. This indicates that formerly the demigods used to come to this planet. Similarly, great personalities like Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira and many others used to visit higher planetary systems. Thus there was interplanetary communication via suitable airplanes and space vehicles.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
One time there was a great sacrificial performance. At that place the devatās and an assembly of saintly brāhmaṇas and saintly kings were present. At one time there was a great sacrifice and in the sacrifice, many devatās were present. (The verb should be repeated.)
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