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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 14

The Three Modes of Nature

यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते

yadā sattve pravṛiddhe tu pralayaṁ yāti deha-bhṛit tadottama-vidāṁ lokān amalān pratipadyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 14.14 mean?

When purity prevails, the soul, upon leaving the body, passes on to the pure regions where those who know the Highest reside.

Word-by-word meaning

yadā—when · sattve—in the mode of goodness · pravṛiddhe—when premodinates · tu—indeed · pralayam—death · yāti—reach · deha-bhṛit—the embodied · tadā—then · uttama-vidām—of the learned · lokān—abodes · amalān—pure · pratipadyate—attains ·

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