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Chapter 16 · Verse 14 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 16.14

philosophical Self & Identity Attachment & Letting Go Dharma & Duty

Sanskrit

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

Transliteration

asau mayā hataḥ śhatrur haniṣhye chāparān api īśhvaro ’ham ahaṁ bhogī siddho ’haṁ balavān sukhī

Word by Word

asau that
mayā by me
hataḥ has been destroyed
śhatruḥ enemy
haniṣhye I shall destroy
cha and
aparān others
api also
īśhvaraḥ God
aham I
aham I
bhogī the enjoyer
siddhaḥ powerful
aham I
bala-vān powerful
sukhī happy
Simplified Perspective

This verse reveals the asura's fatal delusion: the belief that the separate 'I' is the doer, the owner, the enjoyer—forgetting that all power flows from the Divine alone. The ego that says 'I have destroyed, I will destroy, I am the lord' has already severed itself from Truth and become its own prison.

When we catch ourselves claiming victory as entirely our own, or fearing future loss as entirely our responsibility, we are speaking this same poisoned language—and the cure is to recognize that all action flows through us, not from us.

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Bhagavad Gita 16.14 — BG 16.14

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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