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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 15

The Three Modes of Nature

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते

rajasi pralayaṁ gatvā karma-saṅgiṣhu jāyate tathā pralīnas tamasi mūḍha-yoniṣhu jāyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 14.15 mean?

When passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant.

Word-by-word meaning

rajasi—in the mode of passion · pralayam—death · gatvā—attaining · karma-saṅgiṣhu—among people driven by work · jāyate—are born · tathā—likewise · pralīnaḥ—dying · tamasi—in the mode of ignorance · mūḍha-yoniṣhu—in the animal kingdom · jāyate—takes birth

dutysouldeathdevotionactionkarmaignorancenaturecompassion

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