Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Verses 13 to 15 are read together as one text.
इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् ।
इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम् ॥१३॥
असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि ।
ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी ॥१४॥
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया ।
यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः ॥१५॥
idam adya mayā labdham
imaṁ prāpsye manoratham
idam astīdam api me
bhaviṣyati punar dhanam
asau mayā hataḥ śatrur
haniṣye cāparān api
īśvaro 'ham ahaṁ bhogī
siddho 'haṁ balavān sukhī
āḍhyo 'bhijanavān asmi
ko 'nyo 'sti sadṛśo mayā
yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣya
ity ajñāna-vimohitāḥ
Word for word (synonyms)
- idam
- this
- adya
- today
- mayā
- by me
- labdham
- gained
- imam
- this
- prāpsye
- I shall gain
- manoratham
- according to my desires
- idam
- this
- asti
- there is
- idam
- this
- api
- also
- me
- mine
- bhaviṣyati
- will increase in the future
- punaḥ
- again
- dhanam
- wealth
- asau
- that
- mayā
- by me
- hataḥ
- has been killed
- śatruḥ
- enemy
- haniṣye
- I shall kill
- ca
- also
- aparān
- others
- api
- certainly
- īśvaraḥ
- the lord
- aham
- I am
- aham
- I am
- bhogī
- the enjoyer
- siddhah
- perfect
- aham
- I am
- balavān
- powerful
- sukhī
- happy
- āḍhyaḥ
- wealthy
- abhijanavān
- surrounded by aristocratic relatives
- asmi
- I am
- kaḥ
- who else
- anyaḥ
- other
- asti
- there is
- sadṛśaḥ
- like
- mayā
- me
- yakṣye
- I shall sacrifice
- dāsyāmi
- I shall give in charity
- modiṣye
- I shall rejoice
- iti
- thus
- ajñāna
- ignorance
- vimohitāḥ
- deluded by
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 enemy 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.
Defined in the Gītā
Divine and demoniac
What are the divine and the demoniac natures?
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor—these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.
Sacrifice
Which sacrifice is the greatest?
O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice of knowledge is greater than the sacrifice of material possessions. O son of Pṛthā, after all, the sacrifice of work culminates in transcendental knowledge.
Charity
What is charity in goodness?
That gift which is given out of duty, at the proper time and place, to a worthy person, and without expectation of return, is considered to be charity in the mode of goodness.
What this verse teaches
Thoughts upon gaining wealth
Śrīla Prabhupāda lectures 2
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