Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 18
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 14 श्लोक 18

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।
जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी रामसुख दास जी ( भगवद् गीता 14.18)
।।14.18।।सत्त्वगुणमें स्थित मनुष्य ऊर्ध्वलोकोंमें जाते हैं रजोगुणमें स्थित मनुष्य मृत्युलोकमें जन्म लेते हैं और निन्दनीय तमोगुणकी वृत्तिमें स्थित मनुष्य अधोगतिमें जाते हैं।


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

Now Lord Krishna explains the various destinations of those situated in  the
three gunas or modes of material nature.  Those  who  are  predominantly  in
sattva guna or the mode of goodness ascend and can obtain according  to  the
degree  of  excellence  birth  in  the  human  worlds,  the  worlds  of  the
Gandharvas who are the celestial singers and musicians. The  worlds  of  the
anscestors, the worlds of the demigods on up unto  Satyaloka  the  world  of
Brahma which is the highest material realm. In the  preceding  examples  the
happiness that is experienced in each succeeding sphere is  100  times  more
potent than the preceding worlds. Those who are predominantly in  raja  guna
or mode of passion, being overwhelmed by desires  and  attachment  are  only
born again in the worlds of humans.  Those  who  are  predominantly  in  the
darkness  of  tama  guna  or  the  mode  of  ignorance  descend  into  lower
existences taking birth according to the sinful deeds they committed in  one
of the 28 fiery hellish planets such  as  Tamisra  reserved  for  those  who
steal anothers wealth and property or Rauvara the planet reserved for  those
who killed, sold, cooked or ate the flesh of animals.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary



Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary


Now Lord Krishna reveals that those who are situated in sattva guna  or  the
mode of goodness ascend upward  in  spiritual   devlopement  and  eventually
achieve moksa or liberation from material existence. Those who are  situated
in raja guna or the  mode  of  passion  have  the  desire  for  rewards  for
thecause of  actions engage in activities that give them  the  results  they
wish to exploit and enjoy. Maintaining this mentality they engage  fully  in
such fruitive activities life after life and are born  again  and  again  to
engage  in  more  and  more  works.  Hence  since  it  insures  a   constant
reoccurrence of material  births  it  is  full  of  misery.  Those  who  are
situated in tama guna or the mode of ignorance are engaged  in  degenerative
behaivior and descend downwards  doing  more  and  more  despicable  inhuman
activities. Such beings development is in retrograde and after becoming  the
lowest types of humanity such as cannibals and perverts of beastiality  they
sink into the animal species themselves. After that  due  to  the  reactions
from their heinious activitie they  become worms and maggots and  then  they
even descend into the lowest of plants to  become  stationary  creepers  and
fungus.So Lord Krishna has revealed how the jiva or embodied being rises  in
evolution and how it descends. All those who adopt  and  maintain  a  strict
vegetarian diet as detailed in chapter 6, verse 17 and chapter  17  verse  8
and who perform activities as a matter of duty without impetus  for  rewards
gradually become  fully  situated  in  sattva  guna  and  eventually  ascend
performing all activities for the satifaction for the Supreme Lord.


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
Now Lord Krishna reveals that those who are situated in sattva guna  or  the
mode of goodness ascend upward  in  spiritual   devlopement  and  eventually
achieve moksa or liberation from material existence. Those who are  situated
in raja guna or the  mode  of  passion  have  the  desire  for  rewards  for
thecause of  actions engage in activities that give them  the  results  they
wish to exploit and enjoy. Maintaining this mentality they engage  fully  in
such fruitive activities life after life and are born  again  and  again  to
engage  in  more  and  more  works.  Hence  since  it  insures  a   constant
reoccurrence of material  births  it  is  full  of  misery.  Those  who  are
situated in tama guna or the mode of ignorance are engaged  in  degenerative
behaivior and descend downwards  doing  more  and  more  despicable  inhuman
activities. Such beings development is in retrograde and after becoming  the
lowest types of humanity such as cannibals and perverts of beastiality  they
sink into the animal species themselves. After that  due  to  the  reactions
from their heinious activitie they  become worms and maggots and  then  they
even descend into the lowest of plants to  become  stationary  creepers  and
fungus.So Lord Krishna has revealed how the jiva or embodied being rises  in
evolution and how it descends. All those who adopt  and  maintain  a  strict
vegetarian diet as detailed in chapter 6, verse 17 and chapter  17  verse  8
and who perform activities as a matter of duty without impetus  for  rewards
gradually become  fully  situated  in  sattva  guna  and  eventually  ascend
performing all activities for the satifaction for the Supreme Lord.