Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 14
They go downwards in two ways - lower births and lower regions. They are either reborn, in lower species such as beasts, birds, moths, insects, snakes, scorpions and evil spirits etc., or they undergo terrible suffering and totture in the infernal regions, known as Vaitarini, Asipatra, Lalabhaksa, Kumbhipaka, Raurnva and Maharaurava etc. Those who in spite of having modes of goodness and passion, in their life, die during the predominance of the mode of ignorance, take birth in the womb of deluded (Gita 14/15) while, those who have the predominance of the mode of ignorance throughout their life, after death, fall into a foul hell (Gita 16/16). It means, that a person takes rebirth according to thoughts at the last moment, but gets pleasures or pains in that life, according to actions performed, in the previous birth. For example, if a man has performed good actions in his life, but if at the last moment he thinks of a dog, he will be reborn as a dog, but he will get comforts and luxuries. On the other hand, if a person has performed evil actions, but if he thinks of a man at the time of death, he will take rebirth as a man, but he will be deprived even of the bare necessities of life, and will ever suffer, from diseases.
In order to develop the mode of goodness (Sattvikaguna) a striver, should study the scripture, keep company of noble persons, reside in holy places of pilgrimages, devote mornings and evenings, the most suited time, to devotion and meditation, and discharge his duty according of his caste, creed, stage of life and the ordinance of scriptures. He should meditate on God and chant the sattvika sacred formulas. In grmnadbhagavata, there are ten factors, which influence in acquiring the gunas (modes). These are - scriptures, water (diet), subjects (company), place, time, actions, birth, sacred formula, (mantra) and past influences (Samskara).
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