BHAGAVAD-GITA 16:13-15

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 16:13-15

 

idam adya maya labdham

imam prapsye manoratham

idam astidam api me

bhavisyati punar dhanam

 

asau maya hatah satrur

hanisye caparan api

isvaro 'ham aham bhogi

siddho 'ham balavan sukhi

 

adhyo 'bhijanavan asmi

ko 'nyo 'ti sadrso maya

yaksye dasyami modisya

ity ajnana-vimohitah

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

idam--this; adya--today; maya--by me; labdham--gained; imam--this;

prapsye--I shall gain; manah-ratham--according to my desires;

idam--this; asti--there is; idam--this; api--also; me--mine;

bhavisyati--it will increase in the future; punah--again;

dhanam--wealth; asau--that; maya--by me; hatah--has been killed;

satruh--enemy; hanisye--I shall kill; ca--also; aparan--others;

api--certainly; isvarah--the lord; aham--I am; aham--I am; bhogi--the

enjoyer; siddhah--perfect; aham--I am; bala-van--powerful;

sukhi--happy; adhyah--wealthy; abhijana-van--surrounded by

aristocratic relatives; asmi--I am; kah--who; anyah--other;

asti--there is; sadrsah--like; maya--me; yaksye--I shall sacrifice;

dasyami--I shall give charity; modisye--I shall rejoice; iti--thus;

ajnana--by ignorance; vimohitah--deluded.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The demoniac person thinks: "So much wealth do I have today, and I

will gain more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it

will increase in the future, more and more. He is my enemy, and I have

killed him, and my other enemies will also be killed. I am the lord of

everything. I am the enjoyer. I am perfect, powerful and happy. I am

the richest man, surrounded by aristocratic relatives. There is none

so powerful and happy as I am. I shall perform sacrifices, I shall

give some charity, and thus I shall rejoice." In this way, such

persons are deluded by ignorance.

 

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