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Chapter 14
rajasi pralayam gatva karmasangiw jayate
tatha pralinastamasi mudhayonisu jayate
When one dies, in the preponderance of mode of passion, he is born among those attached to action; and when he dies in the preponderance of the mode of ignorance, he is born in the wombs of the deluded. 15
Comment:-
Rajasi pralayaM gatva karmasangipu jayate:- When a person, dies during predominance of the mode of passion, when propensities such as greed, activity, unrest and craving etc., increase, he is born among those human beings, who are attached to action.
He, whose conduct has been good, throughout his life and who has performed good actions, if he dies, when the mode of passion, is predominant, is born as a human being with good conduct and emotion and performs, good actions. If a person possessing no virtues, dies when there is predominance of the mode of passion, with propensities such as greed etc., he is born as a man, who is attached to objects, persons and actions etc. He, who dies during the predominance of the mode of passion and whose life has been full of evil propensities, such as greed and anger etc., is born, as a human being, possessing the demoniac traits. It means, that even as human beings, they are born of three kinds of traits according to those of the previous life. But, all of them possess discrimination, bestowed upon them, by the Lord. By attaching importance to this discrimination, every human being through spiritual practice, good company and study of the scriptures etc., can realize God, because they are eligible for God-realization.
Tatha pralmastamasi madhayonisu jayate:- The person, who dies during the predominance of the mode of ignorance, when there is an increase in propensities, such as negligence, delusion and unillumination etc., is born, in the wombs of the deluded (senseless) creatures, such as beasts, birds, moths, insects, trees and creepers etc. Out of those deluded ones, trees and creepers etc., are more deluded, than birds and beasts etc.
If a person, performs good actions, but at the time of death has a predominance of the mode of ignorance and is born in the womb of deluded one, then also, he maintains his virtues, good conduct and nature. As the sage, named Bharata died during the predominance of the mode of ignorance, hy thinking of the deer, to whom he was much attached, so, he was born a deer. But, because of renunciation and penance of his previous human births, he did not live with his mother and instead of eating green leaves, he ate only dry leaves. He possessed so much of carefulness, during his life as a deer, as is rarely possessed, even by human beings.
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