Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/11

सूत उवाच ॥ स्वमातुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा स वत्सः प्रत्यबोधयत् ॥ प्रत्युवाच स्वजननीं प्रारब्धपरिनिष्ठितः॥ ११॥

sanskrit

Sūta said:— On hearing his mother’s words, the calf taking his stand by the principle of previous action replied enlightening his mother.

english translation

sUta uvAca ॥ svamAturvacanaM zrutvA sa vatsaH pratyabodhayat ॥ pratyuvAca svajananIM prArabdhapariniSThitaH॥ 11॥

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siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/12

किं कर्त्तव्यं क्व गंतव्यं कर्मबद्धा वयं यतः॥ कृतं चैव यथापूर्वं भुज्यते च तथाधुना॥ १२॥

sanskrit

“What should be done? Where should we go? Since the results are bound by previous actions, we experience joy or sorrow accordingly.

english translation

kiM karttavyaM kva gaMtavyaM karmabaddhA vayaM yataH॥ kRtaM caiva yathApUrvaM bhujyate ca tathAdhunA॥ 12॥

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siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/13

हसता क्रियते कर्म रुदता परिभुज्यते॥ दुःखदाता न कोप्यस्ति सुखदाता न कश्चन ॥ १३॥

sanskrit

Activities are pursued with pleasure and fruits are derived sorrowfully. There is none who gives misery and none who gives happiness.

english translation

hasatA kriyate karma rudatA paribhujyate॥ duHkhadAtA na kopyasti sukhadAtA na kazcana ॥ 13॥

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siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/14

सुखदुःखे परो दत्त इत्येषा कुमतिर्मता॥ अहं चापि करोम्यत्र मिथ्याज्ञानं तदोच्यते॥ १४॥

sanskrit

This is a wrong notion that another man gives us sorrow or pleasure. This is also an illusory concept that it is I who do this or that.

english translation

sukhaduHkhe paro datta ityeSA kumatirmatA॥ ahaM cApi karomyatra mithyAjJAnaM tadocyate॥ 14॥

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siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/15

स्वकर्मणा भवेद्दुखं सुखं तेनैव कर्मणा॥ तस्माच्च पूज्यते कर्म सर्वं कर्मणि संस्थितम॥ १५॥

sanskrit

Misery or happiness results from our own actions. Hence action is prominent and everything is founded on action.

english translation

svakarmaNA bhaveddukhaM sukhaM tenaiva karmaNA॥ tasmAcca pUjyate karma sarvaM karmaNi saMsthitama॥ 15॥

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siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/11

सूत उवाच ॥ स्वमातुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा स वत्सः प्रत्यबोधयत् ॥ प्रत्युवाच स्वजननीं प्रारब्धपरिनिष्ठितः॥ ११॥

sanskrit

Sūta said:— On hearing his mother’s words, the calf taking his stand by the principle of previous action replied enlightening his mother.

english translation

sUta uvAca ॥ svamAturvacanaM zrutvA sa vatsaH pratyabodhayat ॥ pratyuvAca svajananIM prArabdhapariniSThitaH॥ 11॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/12

किं कर्त्तव्यं क्व गंतव्यं कर्मबद्धा वयं यतः॥ कृतं चैव यथापूर्वं भुज्यते च तथाधुना॥ १२॥

sanskrit

“What should be done? Where should we go? Since the results are bound by previous actions, we experience joy or sorrow accordingly.

english translation

kiM karttavyaM kva gaMtavyaM karmabaddhA vayaM yataH॥ kRtaM caiva yathApUrvaM bhujyate ca tathAdhunA॥ 12॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/13

हसता क्रियते कर्म रुदता परिभुज्यते॥ दुःखदाता न कोप्यस्ति सुखदाता न कश्चन ॥ १३॥

sanskrit

Activities are pursued with pleasure and fruits are derived sorrowfully. There is none who gives misery and none who gives happiness.

english translation

hasatA kriyate karma rudatA paribhujyate॥ duHkhadAtA na kopyasti sukhadAtA na kazcana ॥ 13॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/14

सुखदुःखे परो दत्त इत्येषा कुमतिर्मता॥ अहं चापि करोम्यत्र मिथ्याज्ञानं तदोच्यते॥ १४॥

sanskrit

This is a wrong notion that another man gives us sorrow or pleasure. This is also an illusory concept that it is I who do this or that.

english translation

sukhaduHkhe paro datta ityeSA kumatirmatA॥ ahaM cApi karomyatra mithyAjJAnaM tadocyate॥ 14॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/6/15

स्वकर्मणा भवेद्दुखं सुखं तेनैव कर्मणा॥ तस्माच्च पूज्यते कर्म सर्वं कर्मणि संस्थितम॥ १५॥

sanskrit

Misery or happiness results from our own actions. Hence action is prominent and everything is founded on action.

english translation

svakarmaNA bhaveddukhaM sukhaM tenaiva karmaNA॥ tasmAcca pUjyate karma sarvaM karmaNi saMsthitama॥ 15॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript