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Bhagavad Gītā 14.15

BG 14.15

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते

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

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

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

Meeting death in Rajas, he is born among those who are attached to action; and dying in Tamas, he is born in the womb of the thoughtless.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

Word meanings (from the gita/gita dataset)

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

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Cite as: Bhagavad Gītā 14.15, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/BG/14.15), after https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/gita/gita@main (gita/gita on GitHub, Unlicense).

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