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Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 16 Text 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

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.