Bg 9.20
trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpā yajñair iṣṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante
te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam aśnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān
Bg 9.21
te taṁ bhuktvā svarga-lokaṁ viśālaṁ kṣīṇe puṇye martya-lokaṁ viśanti
evaṁ trayī-dharmam anuprapannā gatāgataṁ kāma-kāmā labhante
Translation
20. The Knowers of the three VEDAS, the drinkers of SOMA , purified from sin, worshipping Me by sacrifices, pray for the way to heaven; they reach the holy world of the Lord-of-the-gods and enjoy in heaven the Divine pleasures of the gods.
21. They, having enjoyed the vast heaven-world, when their merits are exhausted, enter the world-of-the-mortals; thus abiding by the injunctions of the three (VEDAS) , desiring (objects of) desires, they attain to the state of "going-and-returning" (SAMSARA) .
Commentary
When those who are well-read in the three Vedas and who know the prescriptions laid down for the rituals, perform those sacred acts of devotion and sacrifice with a desire to enjoy the celestial bliss, "THEY COME TO ENJOY, IN HEAVEN, THE DIVINE PLEASURES OF THE DEVAS."
The Soma drink is the milky juice of a creeper-plant which is used in the rituals and taken in very small quantities at the end of the function. Thus, the phrase "DRINKING THE SOMA-JUICE" is to be understood as 'when the performance of the ritual has concluded.' These desire-prompted ritualisms yield finite results and Krishna indicates that these ego-centres, after having enjoyed in the celestial realms, "ENTER THE MORTAL WORLD ON EXHAUSTION OF THEIR MERITS."
The disgust which the Lord feels for such men and their unintelligent seeking for the finite, is clearly expressed when He concludes how these ritualists, "ABIDING BY THE INJUNCTIONS OF THE THREE VEDAS, DESIRING DESIRES. THEY REPEATEDLY COME AND GO."
Sources: Vedabase.com; The Holy Geeta
trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpā yajñair iṣṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante
te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam aśnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān
Bg 9.21
te taṁ bhuktvā svarga-lokaṁ viśālaṁ kṣīṇe puṇye martya-lokaṁ viśanti
evaṁ trayī-dharmam anuprapannā gatāgataṁ kāma-kāmā labhante
Translation
20. The Knowers of the three VEDAS, the drinkers of SOMA , purified from sin, worshipping Me by sacrifices, pray for the way to heaven; they reach the holy world of the Lord-of-the-gods and enjoy in heaven the Divine pleasures of the gods.
21. They, having enjoyed the vast heaven-world, when their merits are exhausted, enter the world-of-the-mortals; thus abiding by the injunctions of the three (VEDAS) , desiring (objects of) desires, they attain to the state of "going-and-returning" (SAMSARA) .
Commentary
When those who are well-read in the three Vedas and who know the prescriptions laid down for the rituals, perform those sacred acts of devotion and sacrifice with a desire to enjoy the celestial bliss, "THEY COME TO ENJOY, IN HEAVEN, THE DIVINE PLEASURES OF THE DEVAS."
The Soma drink is the milky juice of a creeper-plant which is used in the rituals and taken in very small quantities at the end of the function. Thus, the phrase "DRINKING THE SOMA-JUICE" is to be understood as 'when the performance of the ritual has concluded.' These desire-prompted ritualisms yield finite results and Krishna indicates that these ego-centres, after having enjoyed in the celestial realms, "ENTER THE MORTAL WORLD ON EXHAUSTION OF THEIR MERITS."
The disgust which the Lord feels for such men and their unintelligent seeking for the finite, is clearly expressed when He concludes how these ritualists, "ABIDING BY THE INJUNCTIONS OF THE THREE VEDAS, DESIRING DESIRES. THEY REPEATEDLY COME AND GO."
Sources: Vedabase.com; The Holy Geeta
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