sattve -- in the mode of goodness; pralinah -- those who die; svah -- to heaven; yanti -- they go; nara-lokam -- to the world of human beings; rajah-layah -- those who die in the mode of passion; tamah-layah -- those who die in the mode of ignorance; tu -- and; nirayam -- to hell; yanti -- they go; mam -- to Me; eva -- however; nirgunah -- those who are free from all the modes.

Those who leave this world in the mode of goodness go to the heavenly planets, those who pass away in the mode of passion remain in the world of human beings, and those dying in the mode of ignorance must go to hell. But those who are free from the influence of all modes of nature come to Me.