Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 16.14
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 16.14 · 16 · Verse 14
Sanskrit Original
।।16.14।।असौ मया बलवता हतः शत्रुः। अपरान् अपि शत्रून् अहं शूरो धीरः च हनिष्ये। किमत्र मन्दधीभिः दुर्बलैः परिकल्पितेन अदृष्टादिपरिकरेणतथा च ईश्वरः अहं स्वाधीनः अहम् अन्येषां च अहम् एव नियन्ता। अहं भोगी स्वत एव अहं भोगी? न अदृष्टादिभिः। सिद्धः अहम् -- स्वतः सिद्धः अहम् न कस्माच्चिद् अदृष्टादेः। तथा स्वत एव बलवान् स्वत एव सुखी।
16.14 This enemy has been slain by me, powerful as I am. I shall slay other enemies also - I who am heoric and valiant. What is the use of the conception of destiny, which is only an imagination of weak people of little understanding? Similarly: I am 'the lord,' viz., I am independent, and I am also the ruler of others. I am the 'enjoyer,' viz., I am the enjoyer through my own powers, and not through good fortune etc. I am 'successful,' viz., I am successful by myself and not through any destiny etc. Likewise, I am strong and happy by myself.