Bhagavad Gita 14.15 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“A restless or lazy mind keeps getting stuck.”
What it means
“Someone who dies while passion is strong is born among people driven by activity. Someone who dies in inertia is born into dullness.”
The original Sanskrit
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते । तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते ॥
rajasi pralayaṃ gatvā karmasaṅgiṣu jāyate tathā pralīnastamasi mūḍhayoniṣu jāyate
Translations
Literal translation
When one dies while rajas predominates, he is born among people attached to activity. Similarly, when one dies while tamas predominates, he takes birth among the stupid species.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
रजोगुण के प्रवृद्ध काल में मृत्यु को प्राप्त होकर कर्मासक्ति वाले (मनुष्य) लोक में वह जन्म लेता है तथा तमोगुण के प्रवृद्धकाल में (मरण होने पर) मूढ़योनि में जन्म लेता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 14.16“The result of good action is pure and clear; the result of passion is pain; the result of inertia is ignorance.”