Shloka 15
Adhyāya 41 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Gurv-anumati and Strategic Counsel (युधिष्ठिरस्य गुर्वनुमतिः)
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसज्;िषु जायते । तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते,रजोगुणके बढ़नेपर मृत्युको प्राप्त होकर कर्मोकी आसक्तिवाले मनुष्योंमें उत्पन्न होता है तथा तमोगुणके बढ़नेपर मरा हुआओं मनुष्य कीट, पशु आदि मूढ़योनियोंमें उत्पन्न होता है
rajasi pralayaṃ gatvā karmasaṅgiṣu jāyate | tathā pralīnas tamasi mūḍhayoniṣu jāyate ||
One who dies while dominated by rajas is reborn among people driven by action and attachment to results. Likewise, one who passes away under the sway of tamas is reborn in deluded, lower wombs—such as those of insects and animals. The verse frames rebirth as an ethical consequence of the mind’s prevailing quality at death: restless craving leads back to compulsive striving, while ignorance and inertia lead to obscured, diminished forms of life.
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