असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि।ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी।।16.14।।
asau mayā hataḥ śhatrur haniṣhye chāparān api īśhvaro ’ham ahaṁ bhogī siddho ’haṁ balavān sukhī
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A Reading - Rantideb
Why: that enemy has been slain by me, and others too I shall slay, I am the lord, I am the enjoyer, I am successful, mighty, and happy, continuing the internal monologue into territory of dominance and self-congratulation over others.
In life: a running internal narrative centered on defeating others and personal supremacy tends to isolate someone from genuine connection, even while producing a temporary, hollow sense of triumph.
Teaching: if you notice your own internal narrative drifting toward defeating others and personal supremacy, treat that as a signal worth examining, this pattern is described here as isolating and hollow, not as a genuinely satisfying achievement.