Valmiki Ramayana 2.105.15: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105, Shloka 15
भरतस्य प्रार्थना · रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
नाऽत्मनः कामकारोऽस्ति पुरुषोऽयमनीश्वरः ।
इतश्चेतरतश्चैनं कृतान्तः परिकर्षति ॥१५॥
nātmanaḥ kāmakāro 'sti puruṣo 'yam anīśvaraḥ |
itaś c'etarataś cainaṃ kṛtāntaḥ parikarṣati ||15||
इंसान अपनी मर्ज़ी से कुछ नहीं कर सकता। वो खुद का मालिक नहीं है। किस्मत उसे इधर-उधर खींचती रहती है, जैसे उसका कोई हाथ नहीं चलता।
A man is neither independent nor competent to do any act on his free will. Fate pulls him this way or the other.
FAQs
It teaches humility and acceptance: dharma is upheld by steady right action even when outcomes are governed by forces beyond personal control.
In the forest episode of Sarga 105, a close companion counsels Rāma with reflections on human limitation and the power of fate.
Kṣānti (forbearance) and dhairya (fortitude): acting rightly without being consumed by grief over what cannot be controlled.
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