Chapter 14
Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Verse 15
Sanskrit
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते । तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते ॥१५॥
Hindi Translation
रजोगुण के बढ़ने पर मृत्यु को प्राप्त होकर कर्मों की आसक्ति वाले मनुष्यों में उत्पन्न होता है; तथा तमोगुण के बढ़ने पर मरा हुआ मनुष्य कीट, पशु आदि मूढ़योनियों में उत्पन्न होता है ॥१५॥
English Translation
Dying when Rajas predominates, he is born among those attached to action; even so the man who has expired during the preponderance of Tamas is reborn in the species of stupid creatures, such as insects, and beasts etc. (14.15)