Bhagavad Gita 16.13इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम् ॥
idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ prāpsye
manoratham idam astīdam api me bhaviṣhyati punar dhanam
Sanskrit recitation
When ego turns cruel · 16.6–16.16 · Teaching
Translation
"I have gained this today; I will fulfill this desire of mine; this is mine, and this wealth will be mine in the future."
Hindi translation
इतनी वस्तुएँ तो हमने आज प्राप्त कर लीं और अब इस मनोरथको प्राप्त (पूरा) कर लेंगे।,इतना धन तो हमारे पास है ही, इतना धन फिर हो जायगा।
Meaning
I will be able to acire all that the world possesses. Then I will be the lord of all wealth. No one will be eal to me on the surface of this earth.In future Next year this wealth also shall be mine. I will be known to the world as a man of immense wealth. People will address me as my lord.These demons (who think like this) become selfconceited on account of their wealth. Their heads are swollen with pride. They regard everyone else as worthless as straw. Pride of wealth destroyes their power of discrimination. They strive for happiness but they never obtain it. They are entangled in the meshes of Maya. They are wedded to sin and misry here and hereafter.
After Swami Sivananda
When ego turns cruel· 16.6–16.16→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 16.6There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has…
- 16.7The demoniacal do not know what to do and what to refrain from; they have neither purity,…
- 16.8They say, "This universe is without truth, without a moral basis, without a God, brought…
- 16.9Holding this view, these ruined souls of small intellect and fierce deeds come forth as…
- 16.10Filled with insatiable desires, full of hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, holding evil…
- 16.11Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares that end only with death, regarding the…
- 16.12Bound by a hundred ties of hope, given over to lust and anger, they strive to obtain…
16.13"I have gained this today; I will fulfill this desire of mine; this is mine, and this…
- 16.14"I have slain that enemy, and I shall slay others too. I am the Lord; I enjoy, I am…
- 16.15"I am wealthy and born into a noble family. Who is my equal? I shall perform sacrifices,…
- 16.16Bewildered by many fancies, entangled in the snare of delusion, addicted to the…
Word-by-word→
- me
- mine
- api
- also
- adya
- today
- asti
- is
- idam
- this
- imam
- this
- mayā
- by me
- dhanam
- wealth
- labdham
- gained
- punaḥ
- again
- prāpsye
- I shall acquire
- bhaviṣhyati
- in future
- manaḥ-ratham
- desire
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