Bhagavad Gita · Gunatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 14, Shloka 14 (14.14)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्
तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान् प्रतिपद्यते
॥ 14.14 ॥
yadā sattve pravṛddhe tu pralayaṃ yāti dehabhṛt
tadottamavidāṃ lokānamalān pratipadyate
Translation
"When sattva is dominant and the embodied one meets death, they attain the pure worlds of those who know the highest (truth)."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. uttamavidāṃ mahadāditattvavidām — of the knowers of the principles beginning with mahat; lokān amalān malarahitān.
Acharya Ramanuja. uttamavidām uttamatattvavidām ātmayāthātmyavidāṃ lokān samūhān — "lokas" = communities: into the company (family) of those who truly know the Self; amalān … ajñānarahitān.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.