इष्ट्वेह देवता यज्ञै: स्वर्लोकं याति याज्ञिक: । भुञ्जीत देववत्तत्र भोगान् दिव्यान् निजार्जितान् ॥ २३ ॥
iṣṭveha devatā yajñaiḥ svar-lokaṁ yāti yājñikaḥ bhuñjīta deva-vat tatra bhogān divyān nijārjitān
- iṣṭvā
- having worshiped
- iha
- in this world
- devatāḥ
- the demigods
- yajñaiḥ
- with sacrifices
- svaḥ-lokam
- to the heavenly planets
- yāti
- goes
- yājñikaḥ
- the performer of sacrifice
- bhuñjīta
- he may enjoy
- deva-vat
- like a god
- tatra
- therein
- bhogān
- pleasures
- divyān
- celestial
- nija
- by himself
- arjitān
- achieved
If on earth one performs sacrifices for the satisfaction of the demigods, he goes to the heavenly planets, where, just like a demigod, he enjoys all of the heavenly pleasures he has earned by his performances.