Q: The Americans sent a spacecraft that circled the moon. How is this possible?
A: Why not?
Q: According to my understanding it is not possible to enter Chandra loka without the proper sukriti.
A: That restriction applies at the adhidaivika level. It is not possible to enter Candra-loka without puṇya. The spacecraft operates at the adhibhautika level. The physical surface of the moon is an inhospitable environment, with extreme temperature variation and the conditions are unsuitable for ordinary life. Space missions have reached this surface and returned verifiable data, which is publicly available from agencies such as NASA. This confirms that what is being accessed is a physical object.
Q: What is the adhidaivika level?
A: The distinction can be understood through an analogy. We speak of the sthūla-śarīra (gross body) and the sūkṣma-śarīra (subtle body). The gross body is perceptible to the senses, whereas the subtle body is not.
Similarly, the moon that is accessible to observation and travel is the adhibhautika moon, i.e. the physical object. The adhidaivika moon is the presiding reality associated with it, which is not accessible through the senses.
The scriptures describe Bhūmi devī, who went and prayed to Brahmā. We live on earth but she is not available to sensory perception.
The adhidaivika reality is beyond the range of the senses. Its existence is established through śāstra, not through observation.
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