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Bhagavad Gita · 16.13 · Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures·13 of 24

इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्इदमस्तीदमपि 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."

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.

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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