आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया । यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः ॥ १५ ॥
āḍhyo ’bhijanavān asmi ko ’nyo ’sti sadṛiśho mayā yakṣhye dāsyāmi modiṣhya ity ajñāna-vimohitāḥ
Translation
"I am wealthy and well-born. Who else is equal to me? I shall perform sacrifices, I shall give charity, I shall rejoice." Thus are they deluded by ignorance.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
"मैं धनवान और बड़े कुल वाला हूँ। मेरे समान दूसरा कौन है? मैं यज्ञ करूँगा, दान दूँगा और आनंद मनाऊँगा।" इस प्रकार वे अज्ञान से मोहित रहते हैं।
Commentary
Notice that even religious acts, sacrifice and charity, appear in the demonic mind's plans. They are done for show and status, not devotion. The same outward act can be divine or demonic depending on the motive, a theme chapter 17 develops in detail.
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