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"This has been gained by me today; this desire of mine I shall fuffil; this is mine and this wealth also shall be mine in future."

They think: This I have gained today, and this wish I shall fulfil. This wealth is mine, and more will be mine as well.

Krishna now lets the demonic mind speak in its own voice. Over three verses he gives its inner monologue, and here it is all about possession: what has been gained today, what wish will be fulfilled next, the wealth already held and the wealth still to come. The tone is restless and endlessly forward-looking. Every success only points to the next. By putting these thoughts in the first person, the verse invites the reader to recognise them, perhaps uncomfortably, as familiar patterns of thought.