Chapter 14, Verse 14
Part of 14: Guṇa Traya Vibhāg Yog — गुणत्रयविभागयोगयदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते॥
Transliteration
yadā sattve pravṛiddhe tu pralayaṁ yāti deha-bhṛit tadottama-vidāṁ lokān amalān pratipadyate
Meaning
If the embodied one meets death when Sattva is predominant, then they attain the spotless worlds of the knowers of the Highest.
Word-by-word meaning
yadā — whensattve — in the mode of goodnesspravṛiddhe — when premodinatestu — indeedpralayam — deathyāti — reachdeha-bhṛit — the embodiedtadā — thenuttama-vidām — of the learnedlokān — abodesamalān — purepratipadyate — attains
Commentary
Lokan Amalan Sptless worlds Brahmaloka and the like where Rajas and Tamas never predominate. The Highest Deities such as Hiranyagarbha.
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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 14?▼
If the embodied one meets death when Sattva is predominant, then they attain the spotless worlds of the knowers of the Highest.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 14 of Chapter 14 (Guṇa Traya Vibhāg Yog — Yoga through Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.