9.20 Asking for the way to heaven Krishna speaks

त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते
ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्

trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpā
yajñair iṣhṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante
te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam
aśhnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān

Knowers of the three Vedas, drinkers of soma, purified of fault, worshipping me by offerings, ask for the way to heaven — and reaching the world of the gods, they enjoy its pleasures.

Explanation

The correct worshippers, described precisely.

Knowers of the three Vedas, drinkers of soma, purified of fault, worshipping by offerings — and asking for the way to heaven.

Nothing in the description is a criticism. Every credential is real. The single problem is in what they asked for, and the next verse names its consequence.

Word by word

trai-vidyāḥ: the science of karm kāṇḍ (Vedic Rituals)
mām: me
soma-pāḥ: drinkers of the Soma juice
pūta: purified
pāpāḥ: sins
yajñaiḥ: through sacrifices
iṣhṭvā: worship
svaḥ-gatim: way to the abode of the king of heaven
prārthayante: seek
te: they
puṇyam: pious
āsādya: attain
sura-indra: of Indra
lokam: abode
aśhnanti: enjoy
divyān: celestial
divi: in heaven
deva-bhogān: the pleasures of the celestial gods