रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते | तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते
rajasi pralayaṃ gatvā karmasaṅgiṣu jāyate . tathā pralīnastamasi mūḍhayoniṣu jāyate
Wenn man stirbt, während Rajas vorherrscht, wird man unter Menschen geboren, die an Handlungen gebunden sind. Stirbt man hingegen, während Tamas vorherrscht, wird man in den Gattungen der Unwissenden geboren.
When one dies while rajas predominates, he is born among people attached to activity. Similarly, when one dies while tamas predominates, he takes birth among the stupid species.
Dieser Vers beschreibt die Wiedergeburt entsprechend der vorherrschenden Gunas zum Zeitpunkt des Todes: Wer in Rajas stirbt, wird unter aktiven Menschen geboren; wer in Tamas stirbt, in unwissenden oder trägen Lebensformen.
Meeting with death in Rajas If he dies when Rajas is predominant in him? he is born among men who are attached to action. If he dies when Tamas is fully predominant in him? he takes birth in ignorant species such as cattle? birds? beasts or insects.He may take his birth amongst the dull and the stupid or the lowest grades of human beings. He need not take the body of an animal. This is the view of some persons.