Shloka 193
Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa
On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation
यदर्थ यत्नवानेव न लभे विप्रतां विभो । प्रभो! निश्चय ही पुरुषार्थके द्वारा दैवका उल्लंघन नहीं किया जा सकता; क्योंकि मैं जिसके लिये ऐसा प्रयत्नशील हूँ उस ब्राह्मणत्वको नहीं उपलब्ध कर पाता हूँ
yadarthaṃ yatnavān eva na labhe vipratāṃ vibho | prabho! niścaya hi puruṣārthakena dvārā daivasya ullaṅghanaṃ na śakyaṃ kartum; yasmād ahaṃ yasya kṛte tathā prayatnaśīlaḥ asmi tad brāhmaṇatvaṃ na prāpnomi ||
Matanga said: “O mighty lord, though I strive with all my effort for that very goal, I still do not attain the state of being a brāhmaṇa. O master, it is certain that destiny cannot be overstepped by human exertion alone; for despite my intense striving, I do not obtain the brāhmaṇa-hood for which I labor.”
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