Shloka 89
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम् । विविधा च तथा चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पजचमम्
adhiṣṭhānaṃ tathā kartā karaṇaṃ ca pṛthagvidham | vividhā ca tathā ceṣṭā daivaṃ caivātra pañcamam ||
વૈશંપાયન બોલ્યા—અહીં પાંચ કારણો છે: અધિષ્ઠાન, કર્તા, વિવિધ પ્રકારનાં કરણ (સાધન), વિવિધ ચેષ્ટા, અને પાંચમું દૈવ.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Action should be understood as produced by multiple causes—locus, agent, instruments, effort, and destiny—so ethical judgment should avoid simplistic blame or pride that attributes everything to the self alone.
Vaiśaṃpāyana is explaining a doctrinal point in the Śānti Parva: a structured analysis of how actions arise, emphasizing both human responsibility (effort, instruments, agency) and the limiting role of daiva (providence).