Krishna reveals the inevitable catch to the heavenly rewards described in the previous verse. After they have thoroughly enjoyed (te taṃ bhuktvā) that vast, expansive heavenly realm (svarga-lokaṃ viśālaṃ), their accumulated pious merit is eventually depleted or exhausted (kṣīṇe puṇye). Consequently, they fall back down and re-enter this mortal, death-bound planet (martya-lokaṃ viśanti). In this way (evaṃ), those who strictly follow the religious rituals of the three Vedas (trayī-dharmam anuprapannā) but are ultimately driven by desires for sensual enjoyment (kāma-kāmā) achieve nothing but a continuous cycle of going up and coming down (gatāgataṃ labhante).