The most significant feature of Chapter 14 is the description of the —the person who has transcended the three modes.
When Sattva is high, you die with awareness and are reborn in higher realms. When Rajas dominates at death, you are reborn among the work-obsessed. When Tamas dominates, you fall into lower states of consciousness (animalistic or inert births). adhyay 14
Krishna isn't trying to scare us. He is trying to wake us up. As long as we think we are our moods, we are slaves to the Gunas. The most significant feature of Chapter 14 is
Born of unlimited desires and longings. It binds the soul through an attachment to fruit-bearing action and intense activity. adhyay 14