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

Here is the meaning of this. It is not possible that the devas eat the individual souls. the meaning here is that the souls please the demigods and in this way become like food for them. They please the demigods by serving them. It is said: viśo 'nnaṁ rājñāṁ paśavo 'nnaṁ viśām "The vaiśyas are the kṣatriyas' food, and the cows are the vaiśyas' food." In this passage it is clear that the word "food" is not used literally. It is used to mean "servant".If the word [food" were used in the literal sense, then the rules of the jyotiṣṭoma and other yajnas would all be meaningless. If the devas ate whomever went to Candraloka, why would the souls beso eager to perform yajnas and go there? In this way it is proved that the deprting soul is accompanied by water. Adhikaraṇa 2 The Soul's Return to the Earth Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Viṣaya (Statement of the Subject): Following Chāndogya Upaniṣad 5.10.3, which describes how the soul that has performed pious deeds travels by the smoke and other pathways, attains Svargaloka, stays there for some time, and then again returns to the earth, is this passage (Chāndogya Upaniṣad 5.10.5): yāvat saṁpātum uṣitvāthaitam evādhvānaṁ punar nivartate. "After staying there for some time his karma is exhausted and he again returns." Saṁśaya (doubt): When it leaves Svargaloka, does the soul bring its past karma or not? Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): The soul stays in Svargaloka for as long as he has the results of past karma. This is described in Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (4.4.6): prāpyāntam karmaṇas tasya "He stays there until he reaches the end of his karma." This shows that the soul only falls when his past karma is completely exhausted. The word "saṁpāta" (karma) is derived from the verb "sampat" (to