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Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya
Chapter-14 Guṇa-traya-vibhāg Yogaḥ
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ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ | Commentary‘Those who persist in Sattva rise upwards’, means they attain liberation from Samsāra in successive stages. Those who, ‘abide in Rajas remain in the middle’ means they are born again in this world and pursue the same goal-orientated activities — this [vicious cycle] is mostly suffering, as it is characterised by continued rebirth. ‘go downwards’ means that they become increasingly more degenerate through the expansion of Tamas. And thus descend to the lowest state among human beings, then to the condition of animals; then to that of worms, insects etc., then of immovable things, and even to the condition of shrubs and creepers, and ultimately to the condition of stones, logs, clods, straw etc. Sri Krishna now teaches how those in whom the Sattva has gradually increased by adopting special diet and performing selfless action rise upward by transcending the Gunas. |
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