ŚB 10.36.38
Devanagari
श्रीअक्रूर उवाच
राजन् मनीषितं सध्र्यक् तव स्वावद्यमार्जनम् ।
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्यो: समं कुर्याद्दैवं हि फलसाधनम् ॥ ३८ ॥
राजन् मनीषितं सध्र्यक् तव स्वावद्यमार्जनम् ।
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्यो: समं कुर्याद्दैवं हि फलसाधनम् ॥ ३८ ॥
Verse text
śrī-akrūra uvāca
rājan manīṣitaṁ sadhryak
tava svāvadya-mārjanam
siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samaṁ kuryād
daivaṁ hi phala-sādhanam
rājan manīṣitaṁ sadhryak
tava svāvadya-mārjanam
siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samaṁ kuryād
daivaṁ hi phala-sādhanam
Synonyms
śrī-akrūraḥ uvāca — Śrī Akrūra said; rājan — O King; manīṣitam — the thinking; sadhryak — perfect; tava — your; sva — your own; avadya — misfortune; mārjanam — which will wash away; siddhi-asiddhyoḥ — in both success and failure; samam — equal; kuryāt — one should act; daivam — destiny; hi — after all; phala — the fruit, result; sādhanam — the cause of achieving.
Translation
Śrī Akrūra said: O King, you have expertly devised a process to free yourself of misfortune. Still, one should be equal in success and failure, since it is certainly destiny that produces the results of one’s work.