Bhagavad Gita · Gunatraya Vibhaga YogaAdhyaay 14, Shloka 18 (14.18)
Mool Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः
जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः
॥ 14.18 ॥
ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ
jaghanyaguṇavṛttisthā adho gacchanti tāmasāḥ
Anuvaad
"Sattva mein sthit upar jaate hain, rajas wale beech mein rehte hain; aur nimn gun (tamas) ki vritti mein sthit tamas wale neeche jaate hain."
Bhaavaarth
Shankaracharya. ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti devalokādiṣu utpadyante sattvasthāḥ … madhye tiṣṭhanti manuṣyeṣu utpadyante rājasāḥ; jaghanyaguṇaḥ tamaḥ, tasya vṛttaṃ nidrālasyādi — nimn gun tamas, uski vritti neend-aalsya aadi.
Aacharya Ramanuja — alag pathan. sattvasthā ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti krameṇa saṃsārabandhāt mokṣaṃ gacchanti — sattva wale kram se sansaar-bandhan se moksha ki or jaate hain; rajas wale phal-hetu karm karke, phal bhog kar phir janm (chakra mein).