It is a type of poetry - a word of vision, a rhythm of the spirit - that has never been written before or since.
My lord, you should not oppose Him who is the Master of Time, fate and the soul.
Listen, Bharata, fate is formidable, as exclaimed by the lord of sages. Loss and gain, life and death, glory and infamy - all these lie in the hands of Providence.
Bharata would never desire sovereignty, even unintentionally. However, by fate's decree, evil advice has taken control of your mind.
Every embodied being is subject to pleasure and pain as determined by their fate.
Whatever has been decreed by Fate, no one can undo - not even gods, demons, human beings, Nagas, or sages.
However, dirges that increase sorrow for the dead are not lawful, for it is written in the Koran, 'Do not despair over what you have lost.'
We only get what is destined for us, and we go where we are meant to go.
What is destined to happen will happen. It is impossible for it to be otherwise.
Vyasa said, 'You should not indulge in such intense sorrow, O king. I will repeat what I have said before. All this is fate, O powerful one.'
What has happened was destined to happen. Destiny, O tiger among kings, cannot be resisted.
Deprived of my sons, advisors, and friends, I am destined to roam the earth in sorrow. What use is life now, devoid of family and friends, and crippled like a bird with broken wings?
A wise minister who follows the path of righteousness should restrain a king who is addicted to the evil of gambling. Anyone from the royal family who disobeys their duty should be abandoned, as their intelligence has been misled by fate.
One who has children to enjoy never falls from heaven and does not have to go to the terrible hell where childless people are destined to go.
Those who have achieved the perfect path do not grieve; they are always aware of the ultimate fate of all living beings.
No one should boast about their wealth or knowledge of the Vedas. People have different natures, and fate is supreme. Both power and effort are useless.
No one can deviate from the path laid out for them by fate.
The concept of fate in India differed from that in Greece. In Greece, fate was a mysterious and unyielding force governing human events, while in India, fate was seen as a consequence of past actions, connected to the concept of reincarnation. Misfortunes were often regarded as punishment for past wrongdoings.
The all-powerful being calmed their suffering and spoke in anger to his enemy, 'From the moment you were born, son of Paulastya, you were destined to bring suffering to the world. From now on, you will be like the dead, and this is the curse I place upon you.'
Inspired by devotion to Rama, he addressed the hill Mainaka: 'Oh powerful Mainaka, heaven has decreed that you should be the barrier of the Asuras and keep the rebels in the lowest depth.'