14.15
Chapter 14, Verse 15
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते। तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते৷৷
rajasi pralayaṅ gatvā karmasaṅgiṣu jāyatē. tathā pralīnastamasi mūḍhayōniṣu jāyatē৷৷
Translation
When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant.
Translation — Purohit Swami
Commentary
रजसि in Rajas, प्रलयम् death, गत्वा meeting, कर्मसङ्गिषु among those attached to action, जायते (he) is born, तथा so, प्रलीनः dying, तमसि in inertia, मूढयोनिषु in the wombs of the senseless, जायते (he) is born. Commentary: Meeting with death in Rajas If he dies when Rajas is predominant in him, he is born among men who are attached to action. If he dies when Tamas is fully predominant in him, he takes birth in ignorant species such as cattle, birds, beasts or insects.He may take his birth amongst the dull and the stupid or the lowest grades of human beings. He need not take the body of an animal. This is the view of some persons.
Commentary — Swami Sivananda
Sanskrit and transliteration of the Bhagavad Gita. Corpus compiled from the vedabase and the IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite.