गोविन्द भाष्य (श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण - अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

In this way śraddhā-śarīra (a body made of śraddhā) and somarāja (the king of soma) both refer to the same thing. They both mean "body" and in this context the word body" means the individual spirit soul, because the soul takes shelter of a body. In this way it is understood that the departing soul is accompanied by water. Here someone may object: Is it not so that in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (5.10.4) it is said: eṣa somo rājā devānām annaṁ taṁ devā bhakṣayanti "That king of soma is the devas' food. The devas eat it." Because the Śruti-śāstra thus says that this king of soma is eaten by the devas it is not possible that the phrase king of soma" here refers to the individual spirit soul, for no one can eat the soul. If this is said, then the author of the sūtras gives the following reply. Sūtra 7 bhāktaṁ vānātma-vittvāt tathā hi darśayati bhāktaṁ - metaphor; vā - or; an - not; ātma - the soul; vit - knowing; tvāt - because of the condition; tathā - so;hi - indeed; darśayati - shows. Or it is a metaphor, because of ignorance of the Supersoul. This the Śruti-śāstra shows. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The word "vā" (or) is used here to dispel doubt. The word "somarāja" here refers ot the individual spirit soul. The description that it is the devas' food is only a metaphor. The soul is said to be the devas' food because the soul serves the devas and thus pleases them. That is the meaning. The do this because they are ignorant of the Supersoul. The Śruti-śāstra shows that they who are ignorant of the Supersoul become servants of the devas. In Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad (1.4.10) it is said: atha yo 'nyāṁ devatām upāste anyo 'sāv anyo 'ham asmīti na sa veda yathā paśur eva sa devānām. "A person who thinks, `I am different from the demigods' worships the demigods. He becomes like an animal in the demigods' service.