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यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्। तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते।।

yadā sattve pravṛddhe tu pralayaṁ yāti deha-bhṛt tadottama-vidāṁ lokān amalān pratipadyate

yadā (when) sattve (the mode of goodness) pravṛddhe (is predominant) tu (but) pralayam (death) yāti (attains) deha-bhṛt (the embodied soul) tadā (at that time) uttama-vidām (of the great sages) lokān (the planets) amalān (pure/spotless) pratipadyate (attains).

When one dies in the mode of goodness, he attains to the pure higher planets of the great sages.

Kṛṣṇa explains the destination of a Sattvic soul. If a person dies when the mode of goodness is predominant, they go to the ‘Amalān Lokān’—the spotless, higher planetary systems inhabited by great sages. Because their consciousness was clean and wise at the time of death, they are promoted to an environment that matches their vibration. This is the law of ‘like attracts like’. If you have spent your life cultivating knowledge and peace, the universe places you in a higher floor of the material building. In these higher realms, life is long, beautiful, and full of spiritual opportunity. It is a VIP section of the universe. However, even these planets are temporary; they are just a better ‘waiting room’ than the earth. It teaches us the importance of the ‘Final Exam’. The mode we are in when we leave the body determines our next destination. By living a Sattvic life every day, we ensure that our exit point is a high one. We should strive to be in a state of clarity and peace at all times, making our consciousness ‘spotless’ for the journey ahead.