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