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The Jeevas Who Go To Chandra Loka Return To Earth Once The Fruits Of Their Good Actions Have Depleted

धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्ण: षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम् |
तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते || 8.25||

dhūmo rātris tathā kṛiṣhṇaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā dakṣhiṇāyanam
tatra chāndramasaṁ jyotir yogī prāpya nivartate|| 25||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 8- Ver. 25:

The celestial abodes are attained by Vedic ritual practitioners who die during the six months of the sun’s southern path, the dark fortnight of the moon, the time of smoke, and the night. They return to the earth after having enjoyed divine pleasures.

Explanation

As we saw previously, jeevas who practice single-pointed devotion follow the path of light, reach Lord Brahma’s dwelling, and eventually attain liberation. Shri Krishna now outlines the way of the jeeva who has done excellent things but has not cultivated devotion during its lifetime. The lunar path or moon path is the name given to this path.
The ignorant souls that are attached to the world are still caught up in the physical sense of life. They lose sight of God’s relationship with them. Such souls choose the road of darkness to leave. As a result, keep rotating in the life-death cycle. Those who have completed some Vedic ceremonies, on the other hand, are granted access to the celestial abodes. However, because this status is a product of the material world, it is only transient. They must return to Earth when their merits are depleted.

The deities that rule over the smoke of the pyre, night, the dark lunar fortnight, and the six months between summer and winter guide the jeeva on this road. These jeevas reach a lower world known as Chandraloka, or the moon’s dwelling, after travelling the lunar path. This is, in current terms, nothing short of heaven. The jeeva takes delight in heavenly pleasures as a result of its earthly actions. Unlike the jeeva in Lord Brahma’s dwelling, this jeeva returns to earth when the fruits of its good deeds run out.

Verse & what we can learn

The black lunar fortnight, as well as the time between summer and winter, are less fortunate than their lighter counterparts. At death, those who are skilled in fruitful occupations and sacrificial practises on Earth ascend to the moon. According to demigod estimations, these glorified spirits live on the moon for nearly 10,000 years and enjoy life by consuming soma-rasa. They eventually return to Earth. This suggests that on the moon there are higher levels of living beings, yet they may not be detected by the gross senses.

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In the Next verse, Shri Krishna summarizes the difference between the two paths to Arjuna.

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