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Bhagavad Gita 9.20
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Sanskrit
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा
यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।
ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक
मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्
यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।
ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक
मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्
Transliteration
trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpā
yajñair iṣhṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante
te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam
aśhnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān
yajñair iṣhṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante
te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam
aśhnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān
Synonyms
te: they;
tam: that;
bhuktvā: having enjoyed;
svarga: lokam — heaven;
viśālam: vast;
kṣīṇe: being exhausted;
puṇye: the results of their pious activities;
martya: lokam — to the mortal earth;
viśanti: fall down;
evam: thus;
trayī: of the three Vedas;
dharmam: doctrines;
anuprapannāḥ: following;
gata: āgatam — death and birth;
kāma: kāmāḥ — desiring sense enjoyments;
labhante: attain .;
English Meaning
When they have thus enjoyed vast heavenly sense pleasure and the results of their pious activities are exhausted, they return to this mortal planet again. Thus those who seek sense enjoyment by adhering to the principles of the three Vedas achieve only repeated birth and death.
Life Theme
Devotion and Faith
Life Application
Trusting that sincere effort and faith can guide us through uncertainty.