BG 9.20

त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते ।
ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोकमश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान् ॥
trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpā
yajñair iṣṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante
te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam
aśnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān

Word-for-word meanings

trai-vidyāḥ — the performers of the ritualistic actions prescribed in the three Vedas;  iṣṭvā — worshiping;  mām — Me;  yajñaiḥ — through the performance of sacrifices [offered to Indra and other devas];  soma-pāḥ — drinking soma juice as the remnant of sacrifice;  pūta — [and] becoming thus purified;  pāpāḥ — of sins;  prārthayante — pray;  svaḥ-gatim — [to attain] the heavenly realm;  āsādya — having reached;  puṇyam — the meritorious;  lokam — abode;  sura-indra — [of] Indra;  te — they;  aśnanti — enjoy;  divyān — the celestial;  deva-bhogān — pleasures of the devas;  divi — in heaven.

Translation

The performers of the ritualistic actions prescribed in the three Vedas [Ṛk, Sāma, and Yajur], worshiping Me through the performance of sacrifices [offered to Indra* and other devas], drinking soma juice as the remnant of sacrifice, and becoming thus purified from sin, pray to attain the heavenly realm. Having reached the meritorious abode of Lord Indra, they enjoy the celestial pleasures of the devas in heaven.

Notes

* Indra is the master of the heavenly sphere.

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