भण्डासुरस्य मन्त्रणा
Bhaṇḍāsura’s War-Counsel against Lalitā
करोति बलिनं क्लीबं धनिनं धनवर्जितम् / दीर्घायुषमनायुष्कं दुर्धाता भवितव्यता
karoti balinaṃ klībaṃ dhaninaṃ dhanavarjitam / dīrghāyuṣamanāyuṣkaṃ durdhātā bhavitavyatā
Cruel destiny makes the strong impotent, the wealthy bereft of wealth, and the long-lived short-lived—such is the harsh inevitability of what must be.