Text 258] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 255

istveha devata yajfiaih
svar-lokam yati yajfiikah

bhufijita devavat tatra
bhogan divyan nijarjitan

“After performing various sacrificial rituals for elevation to the heavenly planets,
the karmis go there and enjoy themselves with the demigods to the extent that
they have obtained the results of pious activities.”

As stated in Bhagavad-gita (9.20-21):

trai-vidyd mam soma-pah pUta-papa
yajfiair istva svar-gatim prarthayante

te punyam asaddya surendra-lokam
asnanti divydn divi deva-bhogan

te tam bhuktvd svarga-lokamm visdlarn
ksine punye martya-lokam visanti

evam trayi-dharmam anuprapanna
gatdagatam kama-kadma labhante

“Those who study the Vedas and drink soma juice, seeking the heavenly planets,
worship Me indirectly. They take birth on the planet of Indra, where they enjoy
godly delights. When they have thus enjoyed heavenly sense pleasure, they
return to this mortal planet again. Thus, through the Vedic principles, they achieve
only flickering happiness.”

Therefore after finishing the results of pious activities, the karmis again return to
this planet in the form of rain, and they begin their life as grass and plants in the
evolutionary process.

TEXT 258

GIAB HSE HCA Ga-faancey |
AAD CPP UW CAAR-YHCA | Rew Il

arasa-jfia kaka cise jfiana-nimba-phale
rasa-jfia kokila khdya premamra-mukule

SYNONYMS

arasa-jfia—without mellows; kaka—the crows; cUse—suck; jfAana—of knowl-
edge; nimba-phale—on the bitter nimba fruit; rasa-jfa—who are humorous;
kokila—the cuckoos; khdya—eat; prema-dmra-mukule—the buds of the mango
of love of Godhead.
