Prabhupada

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> "The sun is supposed to be 93,000,000 miles above the surface of the

> earth, and from the ®r…mad-Bh€gavatam we understand that the moon is

> 1,600,000 miles above the sun. Therefore the distance between the

> earth and the moon would be about 95,000,000 miles. So if a space

> capsule were traveling at the speed of 18,000 miles per hour, how

> could it reach the moon in four days? At that speed, going to the

> moon would take at least seven months. That a space capsule on a moon

> excursion has reached the moon in four days is therefore

> impossible."SB 8.10.38 p

 

The answer is below:

 

SB 5.16.4

 

RSir uvAca

na vai mahArAja bhagavato mAyA-guNa-vibhUteH kASThAM manasA vacasA

vAdhigantum alaM vibudhAyuSApi puruSas tasmAt prAdhAnyenaiva

bhU-golaka-vizeSaM nAma-rUpa-mAna-lakSaNato vyAkhyAsyAmaH |

 

 

The sage said, "O great king, indeed, no-one is able to grasp the limit

of the mighty qualities of the Lord's mAyA either with their minds or

their words even in the duration of Brahma's life. That notwithstanding,

I shall discuss the characteristics of the names, appearances and

measures of some of the prevailing aspects of the Earthly Plane

(bhU-loka)."