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BG 16.15 — 16.15 "I am rich and born in a noble family. Who else is equal to me? I shall perform sacrifices. I shall give (charity). I shall rejoice," thus deluded by | Live Gita
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आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया |
यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः ||१६-१५||

āḍhyo.abhijanavānasmi ko.anyo.asti sadṛśo mayā . yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣya ityajñānavimohitāḥ ||16-15||


।।16.15।। "मैं धनवान् और श्रेष्ठकुल में जन्मा हूँ। मेरे समान दूसरा कौन है?",'मैं यज्ञ करूंगा', 'मैं दान दूँगा', 'मैं मौज करूँगा' - इस प्रकार के अज्ञान से वे मोहित होते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

16.15 आढ्यः rich? अभिजनवान् wellborn? अस्मि (I) am? कः who? अन्यः else? अस्ति is? सदृशः eal? मया to me? यक्ष्ये (I) will sacrifice? दास्यामि (I) will give? मोदिष्ये (I) will rejoice? इति thus? अज्ञानविमोहिताः deluded by ignorance.Commentary Kubera (the god of wealth) may be wealthy? but he cannot be compared with me. Even Vishnu Himself does not possess the wealth that I possess. In comparison with my illustrious family and the extent of my relations even Brahma is indeed of inferior descent. Th

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Swami Gambirananda

16.15 'I am rich and high-born; who else is there similar to me? I shall perform sacrifices; I shall give, I shall rejoice,'-thus they are diversely deluded by non-discrimination.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।16.15।।मैं धनसे सम्पन्न हूँ और वंशकी अपेक्षासे अत्यन्त कुलीन हूँ? अर्थात् सात पीढ़ियोंसे श्रोत्रिय आदि गुणोंसे सम्पन्न हूँ। सुतरां धन और कुलमें भी मेरे समान दूसरा कौन है। अर्थात् कोई नहीं है। मैं यज्ञ करूँगा अर्थात् यज्ञद्वारा भी दूसरोंका अपमान करूँगा? नट आदिको धन दूँगा और मोद -- अतिशय हर्षको प्राप्त होऊँगा इस प्रकार वे मनुष्य अज्ञानसे मोहित अर्थात् नाना प्रकारकी अविवेकभावनासे युक्त होते हैं।

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This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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