Those that are conversant with the spiritual science say that to the quality of Sattva is assigned a high, to Rajas a middling, and to Tamas, a low place in the universe.
सात्त्विकस्योत्तमं स्थानं राजसस्येह मध्यमम्॥ तामसस्याधमं स्थान प्राहुरध्यात्मचिन्तकाः।