Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of the Three GunasKrishna
Verse 14
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 14, श्लोक 14
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।
तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते॥१४॥
Transliteration
Yada Sattve Pravriddhe Tu Pralayam Yati Deha-Bhrit.
Tado-Uttama-Vidam Lokan-Amalan Pratipadyate.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यदाyadawhen
सत्त्वेsattvein Sattva
प्रवृद्धेpravriddhepredominating
प्रलयम्pralayamdeath/dissolution
यातिyatimeets
देहभृत्deha-bhritthe embodied being
उत्तमविदाम्uttama-vidamof the knowers of the highest
लोकान्lokanworlds
अमलान्amalanpure/spotless
प्रतिपद्यतेpratipadyateattains
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जब सत्त्वगुण की प्रधानता में देहधारी मृत्यु को प्राप्त होता है, तब वह उत्तम ज्ञानियों के निर्मल लोकों को प्राप्त करता है।
English Translation
If the embodied being meets death when Sattva is predominant, then it attains the pure worlds of those who know the highest.
Commentary (टीका)
The Guna predominant at the time of death determines one's next destination. Dying in a Sattvic state leads to the higher, purer realms where great sages and knowers of Brahman reside. This underscores the importance of cultivating Sattva throughout life, so that one's final moments are characterized by clarity and peace.