Shloka 45
कालनिर्णयः, युगधर्मवर्णनम्, सृष्टिक्रमश्च
Time-Reckoning, Yuga-Dharma, and the Sequence of Creation
नाहं कर्ता न चैव त्वं नान्य: कर्ता शचीपते । पर्यायेण हि भुज्यन्ते लोका: शक्र यदृच्छया
śakra uvāca | nāhaṃ kartā na caiva tvaṃ nānyaḥ kartā śacīpate | paryāyeṇa hi bhujyante lokāḥ śakra yadṛcchayā ||
Śakra dit : «Je ne suis pas l’agent, pas plus que toi ; nul autre non plus n’est l’agent, ô seigneur de Śacī. Selon la succession des temps, les êtres des mondes ne font que subir et goûter les fruits qui leur échoient comme par hasard (à ce qu’il semble), suivant l’ordre du Temps.»
श॒क्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the doctrine of non-doership: individuals should not cling to the egoic claim “I am the agent.” Experiences of pleasure and pain arise in due sequence, as outcomes that come in their time, so one should cultivate detachment and humility regarding action and its fruits.
Indra (Śakra) speaks to another, addressing him with the epithet “Śacīpati,” and frames a reflective teaching: neither speaker nor listener is the ultimate agent; beings undergo results in orderly succession, seemingly by chance, emphasizing a philosophical view of agency and karmic fruition.