Krishna_Speaks Shrimadbhagavat Gita shlok explanation

*|| जय श्री कृष्ण ||*🌷🙏*

*॥ श्रीमद्‍भगवद्‍गीता ॥ 14.15॥*

_रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्‍गिषु जायते ।_

_तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते॥_

*भावार्थ :* 

जब कोई मनुष्य रजोगुण की बृद्धि होने पर मृत्यु को प्राप्त होता है तब वह सकाम कर्म करने वाले मनुष्यों में जन्म लेता है और उसी प्रकार तमोगुण की बृद्धि होने पर मृत्यु को प्राप्त मनुष्य पशु-पक्षियों आदि निम्न योनियों में जन्म लेता है। (१५)

*Meaning*:

One who has reached his end in rajas is born among those attached to action, and one who is dying in tamas is born in the wombs of the ignorant.

*Explanation*:

Previously, Shri Krishna explained the fate of one whose mental state is sattvic at the end of his life. Here, he says that one whose mental state is rajasic while dying is reborn in a family of action oriented individuals. Also, one whose mental state is tamasic while dying is reborn in the wombs of the ignorant and the inert. This includes plants, trees, creepers, birds, insects and other animals.

 

It is not just the mental state that determines one’s fate in the next life. Every action we perform leaves impressions in our mind, which also impacts our fate. One who has performed selfless actions throughout their life is born in a virtuous family. One who has performed selfish actions is born with a tendency to get attached to material objects. And one who has performed harmful actions is born with devilish tendencies. Such a person will not stop at anything to get their way, including physically harming others. In their current life and in their next life, it is totally up to each individual to cultivate their discrimination through selfless service, devotion and company of devotees so that they can counteract the effect of excessive rajas.

 

The Srimad Bhagavatam tells the story of the illustrious king Bharata who was one of the most sattvic individuals of his time. Through extreme attachment to his pet deer, he became steeped in tamas, and was born as a deer in his next life. But due to the selfless actions performed in his life as a king, he developed a degree of renunciation not even found in humans. He was finally born as a highly sattvic human who ultimately achieved liberation. Shri Krishna repeatedly urges us to employ rajas to perform selfless service, and cultivate sattva through reducing selfish activities.

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