This is mine, and that too

idamadya mayā labdhamimaṃ prāpsye manorathamidamastīdamapi me bhaviṣyati punardhanam

This I gained today. This wish I will fulfil. This wealth is mine, and that will be mine too...

What it means

Krishna lets us hear the inner voice of greed. Today I got this. Tomorrow I'll get that. This is mine. That will be mine too. It's a mind that never rests in what it has. Always counting, always reaching. Most of us hear a quieter version of this voice sometimes.

The story

Krishna is speaking Duryodhana's thoughts aloud. But Arjuna, and every listener, can hear a little of their own mind in it too.

In your life

Think of opening a shopping app just to browse, and finding your cart full ten minutes later. That's this voice. Tonight, list three things you already have and are grateful for.