Bhagavatapurana 11.25.21

11.25.21

upary upari gacchanti sattvena brāhmaṇā janāḥ /
tamasādho 'dha ā-mukhyād rajasāntara-cāriṇaḥ //

21. By the force of Satva Brahmanas, i. e., those that follow the active courses laid down in the Vedas, go higher and higher (up to Brahmaloka) and by the force of Tamas they go lower down; and between them wander those (i. e. men) who are under the influence of Rajas including inanimate things (as far as the hell of darkness—D).