Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 25 Verse 22

Canto 11: General History | Chapter 25: The Three Modes of Nature and Beyond

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.25.22

sattve pralīnāḥ svar yānti

nara-lokaḿ rajo-layāḥ

tamo-layās tu nirayaḿ

yānti mām eva nirguṇāḥ

SYNONYMS

sattve — in the mode of goodness; pralīnāḥ — those who die; svaḥ — to heaven; yānti — they go; nara-lokam — to the world of human beings; rajaḥ-layāḥ — those who die in the mode of passion; tamaḥ-layāḥ — those who die in the mode of ignorance; tu — and; nirayam — to hell; yānti — they go; mām — to Me; eva — however; nirguṇāḥ — those who are free from all the modes.

TRANSLATION

Those who leave this world in the mode of goodness go to the heavenly planets, those who pass away in the mode of passion remain in the world of human beings, and those dying in the mode of ignorance must go to hell. But those who are free from the influence of all modes of nature come to Me.

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