Mahabharat

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विधिना विहिते पूर्वं निमित्तं घातकॊ भवेत निमित्तभूता हि वयं कर्मणॊ ऽसय दविजॊत्तम ।। ३-१९९-३ ।।

sanskrit

'The Deity is the one who takes away life; the executioner merely serves as a secondary agent. Similarly, O virtuous Brahmana, we are but instruments in the consequences of our own karma.' ।। 3-199-3 ।।

english translation

vidhinA vihite pUrvaM nimittaM ghAtakò bhaveta nimittabhUtA hi vayaM karmaNò 'saya davijòttama || 3-199-3 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/199/3

विधिना विहिते पूर्वं निमित्तं घातकॊ भवेत निमित्तभूता हि वयं कर्मणॊ ऽसय दविजॊत्तम ।। ३-१९९-३ ।।

sanskrit

'The Deity is the one who takes away life; the executioner merely serves as a secondary agent. Similarly, O virtuous Brahmana, we are but instruments in the consequences of our own karma.' ।। 3-199-3 ।।

english translation

vidhinA vihite pUrvaM nimittaM ghAtakò bhaveta nimittabhUtA hi vayaM karmaNò 'saya davijòttama || 3-199-3 ||

hk transliteration