Chapter 14 • Verse 15
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते। तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते॥
rajasi pralayaṁ gatvā karma-saṅgiṣhu jāyate tathā pralīnas tamasi mūḍha-yoniṣhu jāyate
Meaning
Dying in rajas, one is born among those attached to action. Dying in tamas, one is born in the wombs of the deluded.
Death in rajas leads to rebirth among active, ambitious beings — driven but not liberated. Death in tamas leads to birth in confused, dull conditions — animal or degraded human states. Our dominant quality shapes our destiny.
Strength Reflection
"I understand that my dominant quality at death shapes my next birth."
Devotional Surrender
O Lord, purify me so that neither rajas nor tamas dominate at my end.