SB 11.10.23 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

इष्ट्वेह देवता यज्ञै: स्वर्लोकं याति याज्ञिक: । भुञ्जीत देववत्तत्र भोगान् दिव्यान् निजार्जितान् ॥ २३ ॥

Verse text

iṣṭveha devatā yajṣaiḥ svar-lokaṁ yāti yājṣikaḥ bhuṣjīta deva-vat tatra bhogān divyān nijārjitān

Synonyms

iṣṭvā — having worshiped ; iha — in this world ; devatāḥ — the demigods ; yajṣaiḥ — with sacrifices ; svaḥ — lokam — to the heavenly planets ; yāti — goes ; yājṣikaḥ — the performer of sacrifice ; bhuṣjīta — he may enjoy ; deva — vat — like a god ; tatra — therein ; bhogān — pleasures ; divyān — celestial ; nija — by himself ; arjitān — achieved .

Translation

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

If on earth one performs sacrifices for the satisfaction of the devatās, he goes to Svarga, where, just like a devatā, he enjoys all of the heavenly pleasures he has earned by his performances.