Rigved Mandal 10 Sukta 90 Mantra 16
Yagyen yagyamayajant devaastaani dharmaani prthmaanyaasan | Te ha naakaM mahimaanH sachant yatr poorve saadhyaH santi devaH ||16||
Yagyen – yagyam - a – yajant – devaH – taani – dharmaani – prthmaani – aasan - te – ha – naakam - mahimaanH – sachant – yatr – poorve – saadhyaH – santi – devaH
Translation: Who (devaH) flawless god-like devout souls (ayagyam) instead of the incomplete wrong religious worship (yagyen) on the basis of the religious act of true worship (yajant) worship (taani) they (dharmaani) enriched with the religious power (prthmaani) are main i.e. superior (aasan) are (te ha) they only in reality (mahimaanH) equipped with the great power of bhakti (saadhyaH) successful devout souls (naakam) the complete happiness-giving Supreme God (sachant) on the basis of bhakti i.e. the earnings of true bhakti, attain. They go there (yatr) where (poorve) of the earlier creation (devaH) sinless god-like devout souls (santi) live.
Translation: Those flawless god-like devout souls, who instead of the incomplete wrong religious worship, worship on the basis of the religious act of true bhakti, they, enriched with the religious power, are main i.e. superior. They i.e. the successful devotees, in reality, by being equipped with the great power of bhakti, attain the complete happiness-giving Supreme God on the basis of the bhakti i.e. the earnings of the true bhakti. They go there where the sinless god-like devout souls of the earlier creation live.
Meaning: - Those flawless (who have given up consumption of meat, alcohol, tobacco and are free from other vices) god-like devout souls who abandoning the way of worship against the injunctions of the scriptures, do scripture-based (sadhna) religious practice, they becoming rich with the earnings of bhakti and free from the debt of Kaal, because of the earnings of their true bhakti, attain that All-Happiness-Giving God i.e. they go to Satlok where the sinless god-like hans souls of the first creation live
