इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् ।
इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम् ॥
‘This has been gained by me today; this desire I shall obtain; this is mine and more wealth will be mine again’—
‘आज यह मैंने पाया; अगला मनोरथ भी पाऊँगा; यह मेरा है—और धन फिर मेरा होगा’—
Life Lesson:
The mantra of ego is ‘more’.
अहं का मन्त्र—‘और’।