Brahma Sutras

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ॐ भाक्तं वाऽनात्मवित्त्वात् तथा हि दर्शयति ॐ ॥ ३.१.७॥

sanskrit

Or rather the statement (that the souls become the food of gods) is made in a metaphorical sense on account of their non-realization of the Self. For the Upanishad shows the same.

english translation

OM bhAktaM vA'nAtmavittvAt tathA hi darzayati OM || 3.1.7||

hk transliteration by Sanscript