Mahabharat
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बहवः संप्रदृश्यन्ते तुल्यनक्षत्र मङ्गलाः महच च फलवैषम्यं दृश्यते कर्म संधिषु ॥ ३-२००-२१ ॥
'Many are born under the influence of the same star and the same auspices of good fortune, yet a great diversity is evident in the outcomes of their actions.' ॥ 3-200-21 ॥
english translation
bahavaH saMpradRzyante tulyanakSatra maGgalAH mahaca ca phalavaiSamyaM dRzyate karma saMdhiSu ॥ 3-200-21 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptन कश चिद ईशते बरह्मन सवयं गराहस्य सत्तम कर्मणां पराकृतानां वै इह सिद्धिः परदृश्यते ॥ ३-२००-२२ ॥
'No one, O wise Brahmana, can control their own fate. The deeds performed in past lives manifest in the present.' ॥ 3-200-22 ॥
english translation
na kaza cida Izate barahmana savayaM garAhasya sattama karmaNAM parAkRtAnAM vai iha siddhiH paradRzyate ॥ 3-200-22 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयथा शरुतिर इयं बरह्मञ जीवः किल सनातनः शरीरम अध्रुवं लॊके सर्वेषां पराणिनाम इह ॥ ३-२००-२३ ॥
'It is an ancient tradition that the soul is eternal and indestructible, while the physical body of all creatures is subject to decay.' ॥ 3-200-23 ॥
english translation
yathA zarutira iyaM barahmaJa jIvaH kila sanAtanaH zarIrama adhruvaM lòke sarveSAM parANinAma iha ॥ 3-200-23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवध्यमाने शरीरे तु देहनाशॊ भवत्य उत जीवः संक्रमते ऽनयत्र कर्मबन्धनिबन्धनः ॥ ३-२००-२४ ॥
'Therefore, when life ends, it is only the body that perishes, while the soul, bound by its actions, journeys on.' ॥ 3-200-24 ॥
english translation
vadhyamAne zarIre tu dehanAzò bhavatya uta jIvaH saMkramate 'nayatra karmabandhanibandhanaH ॥ 3-200-24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript[बरा] कथं धर्मभृतां शरेष्ठ जीवॊ भवति शाश्वतः एतद इच्छाम्य अहं जञातु तत्त्वेन वदतां वर ॥ ३-२००-२५ ॥
'The Brahmana replied, 'O best among those versed in the doctrine of karma and in the art of discourse, I desire to know with clarity how the soul attains eternity.' ॥ 3-200-25 ॥
english translation
[barA] kathaM dharmabhRtAM zareSTha jIvò bhavati zAzvataH etada icchAmya ahaM jaJAtu tattvena vadatAM vara ॥ 3-200-25 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript