rajasi pralayam gatva karma-sangisu jayate। tatha pralinas tamasi mudha-yonisu jayate॥ 14.15 ॥

Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, When one dies in the mode of passion, he takes birth among those engaged in fruit producing activities; and when one dies in the mode of ignorance, he takes birth in the animal kingdom.

karmanah sukritasyahuh sattvikam nirmalam phalam। rajasas tu phalam duhkham ajnanam tamasah phalam॥ 14.16 ॥

Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, The result of pious action is pure and is said to be in the mode of goodness. But action done in the mode of passion results in misery, and action performed in the mode of ignorance results in foolishness.

sattvat sanjayate jnanam rajaso lobha eva cha। pramada-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jnanam eva cha॥ 14.17 ॥

Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, From the mode of goodness, real knowledge develops; from the mode of passion, greed develops; and from the mode of ignorance develop foolishness, madness and illusion.

urdhvam gacchanti sattva-stha madhye tisthanti rajasah। jaghanya-guna-vrtti-stha adho gacchanti tamasah॥ 14.18 ॥

Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Those situated in the mode of goodness gradually go upward to the higher planets; those in the mode of passion live on the earthly planets; and those in the abominable mode of ignorance go down to the hellish worlds.

nanyam gunebhyah kartaram yada drastanupasyati। gunebhyas cha param vetti mad-bhavam so ’dhigacchati॥ 14.19 ॥

Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, When one properly sees that in all activities no other performer is at work than these modes of nature and he knows the Supreme Lord, who is transcendental to all these modes, he attains My spiritual nature.