Mahabharat

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/199/2

विधिस तु बलवान बरह्मन दुस्तरं हि पुराकृतम पुराकृतस्य पापस्य कर्म दॊषॊ भवत्य अयम दॊषस्यैतस्य वै बरह्मन विघाते यत्नवान अहम ।। ३-१९९-२ ।।

sanskrit

'O Brahmana, Destiny is supreme, and it is hard to escape the consequences of past deeds. This is the karmic consequence, the evil that arises from the sins committed in a former life.But, O Brahmana, I am always assiduous in eradicating the evil.' ।। 3-199-2 ।।

english translation

vidhisa tu balavAna barahmana dustaraM hi purAkRtama purAkRtasya pApasya karma dòSò bhavatya ayama dòSasyaitasya vai barahmana vighAte yatnavAna ahama || 3-199-2 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript