Bhagavad Gita 16.10 · Krishna
Hunger that never ends
काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः।
मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः॥
kāmamāśritya duṣpūraṃ dambhamānamadānvitāḥmohādgṛhītvāsadgrāhānpravartante’aśucivratāḥ
Clinging to desire that can never be filled, full of show, pride and arrogance, holding false ideas, they act with impure aims.
What it means
Krishna describes kama dushpura, desire that can never be filled. It drives people to pretend, to boast, to cling to false ideas. Then their goals become impure, not because desire itself is evil, but because it has no limit and no direction.
The story
Duryodhana wanted the kingdom. Then all of it. Then the Pandavas humiliated. Each victory left him hungrier. Krishna describes that bottomless pit.
In your life
Imagine someone who earned a fortune, then needed a bigger house, a faster car, and was never content. Before your next purchase, ask, will this really be enough?
Endless wanting is never enough.