Bhagavad Gita 16.14

Chapter 16: Divine & Demonic
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Bhagavad Gita 16.14 is Chapter 16, Verse 14, in Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga (Divine & Demonic). Below are the Sanskrit text, a transliteration, a plain-English translation and an explanation.

Gita 16.14
असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि। ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी॥

asau mayā hataḥ śatrur haniṣye cāparān api īśvaro 'ham ahaṁ bhogī siddho 'haṁ balavān sukhī

"'That enemy has been slain by me, and others I shall slay too. I am the lord, I am the enjoyer; I am successful, powerful, and happy', "

What This Means:

More demonic thinking: 'I killed that enemy; I'll kill more. I am the lord! I am the enjoyer! I am successful, powerful, happy!' This is the ego inflated to godhood.

Going Deeper:

The ego's supreme inflation: 'asau mayā hataḥ śatruḥ', that enemy slain by me. 'Haniṣye aparān api', I shall slay others too. Then the declarations: 'Īśvaraḥ aham', I am the Lord! 'Aham bhogī', I am the enjoyer! 'Siddhaḥ aham', I am perfected/successful! 'Balavān sukhī', powerful and happy! The ultimate delusion: 'I am God.'

How To Apply This:

Notice when you think 'I am the lord of my domain.' The ego constantly seeks to establish its supremacy. True strength comes from recognizing a power greater than the ego, this is why humility accompanies wisdom.

Key Sanskrit Terms:

īśvaraḥ aham= I am the lordbhogī= enjoyersiddhaḥ= successful, perfectedbalavān= powerful