Sbg 14.15 etradi

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda 14.15 (a) Meeting with death when Rajas is preponderant, one is r orn in the families of those who act for the sake of fruits for themselves. Being r orn in such families, he becomes alified to perform auspicious acts which constitute the way for attaining heaven and the like.

(b) Similarly, one who dies when Tamas is preponderant is born in the wombs of beings lacking in intelligence, namely, in the wombs of dogs, pigs etc. The meaning is that he is r orn as one incapable of realising any human end.