Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 454

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-14 Guṇa-traya-vibhāg Yogaḥ

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Commentary

If one happens to die when the Sattva Guna is dominant then one attains the assemblage of those [enlightened beings] who know the science of the ātman and who are free from ignorance. In other words one will be born in the families of those who have the knowledge of the Self, and will thus be qualified to perform those virtuous acts which are the means of attaining Self-realisation.

rajasi pralayaṃ gatvā karma saṅgiṣu jāyate |
tathā pralīnas tamasi mūḍha-yoniṣu jāyate || 15 ||

15. Meeting with disintegration when Rajas predominates one is born among those attached to
action. Similarly, one who has met with disintegration when Tamas prevails, is born among
species lacking in intelligence.

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