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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 20

The Royal Secret

त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते। ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्

trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpā yajñair iṣhṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam aśhnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān

What does Bhagavad Gita 9.20 mean?

Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, and who, while worshipping Me with sacrifices, pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where the Controller of the Powers of Nature resides, and they enjoy the feasts of Paradise.

Word-by-word meaning

trai-vidyāḥ—the science of karm kāṇḍ (Vedic Rituals) · mām—me · soma-pāḥ—drinkers of the Soma juice · pūta—purified · pāpāḥ—sins · yajñaiḥ—through sacrifices · iṣhṭvā—worship · svaḥ-gatim—way to the abode of the king of heaven · prārthayante—seek · te—they · puṇyam—pious · āsādya—attain · sura-indra—of Indra · lokam—abode · aśhnanti—enjoy · divyān—celestial · divi—in heaven · deva-bhogān—the pleasures of the celestial gods

devotionpleasurerenunciationgodworldnaturestrengthcontrolsacrifice

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