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Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 22

Guṇa-vibhāga: The Three Modes and the Path Beyond Them

Devanagari script

सत्त्वे प्रलीना: स्वर्यान्ति नरलोकं रजोलया: । तमोलयास्तु निरयं यान्ति मामेव निर्गुणा: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

sattve pralīnāḥ svar yānti nara-lokaṁ rajo-layāḥ tamo-layās tu nirayaṁ yānti mām eva nirguṇāḥ

Translation

Diejenigen, die diese Welt in der Erscheinungsweise der Tugend verlassen, gehen zu den himmlischen Planeten; diejenigen, die in der Erscheinungsweise der Leidenschaft sterben, bleiben in der Welt der Menschen; und diejenigen, die in der Erscheinungsweise der Unwissenheit sterben, müssen in die Hölle gehen. Aber diejenigen, die frei vom Einfluss aller Erscheinungsweisen der Natur sind, kommen zu Mir.

Synonyms

सत्त्वेin sattva

प्रलीनाःabsorbed (into)

स्वःheaven

यान्तिgo

नरलोकम्the human world

रजोलयाःthose absorbed in rajas

तमोलयाःthose absorbed in tamas

तुbut

निरयम्hell

यान्तिgo

माम्me

एवindeed/alone

निर्गुणाःthose beyond the guṇas

Characters & Entities

Krishna

Uddhava

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the destinations attained through sattva, rajas, and tamas?

This verse states that absorption in goodness leads to heavenly worlds, passion leads to continued human birth, and ignorance leads to hellish conditions—each destination corresponding to one’s dominant mode.

Why did Krishna explain the results of the three gunas to Uddhava in Canto 11?

In the Uddhava Gītā, Krishna teaches Uddhava how conditioned souls are carried to different births by the modes, and He emphasizes the higher goal: becoming nirguṇa and attaining the Lord Himself.

Practical application: how can I become 'nirguna' in modern life according to this shloka?

Cultivate devotion that is not driven by ego, reward, or lethargy—steadily offer your actions and mind to Krishna, so your identity shifts from mode-based habits to God-centered consciousness.