Shloka 113
वश्चित् कर्माणि कुर्वन् हि न प्राप्पमधिगच्छति । कोई बिना उद्योग किये चुपचाप बैठा रहता है और लक्ष्मी उसकी सेवामें उपस्थित हो जाती है और कोई सदा काम करते रहनेपर भी अपने उचित वेतनसे भी वज्चित रह जाता है (ऐसा देखा जाता है)
kaścit karmāṇi kurvan hi na prāpyam adhigacchati |
The hunter said: “One may keep performing actions, yet still fail to obtain what is due. It is seen that someone, without making any effort, sits quietly and prosperity comes to serve him; while another, though constantly working, is deprived even of his rightful wages.”
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effort and action do not always yield proportionate results; outcomes can appear unequal. The ethical implication is to keep to one’s duty without arrogance in success or despair in failure, recognizing that results are not fully under personal control.
In the Vyādha’s discourse on dharma (often called the Vyādha-gītā), he points to everyday observations: some gain prosperity without visible effort, while others labor continuously yet are denied even what they deserve—using this to frame a teaching on duty and the uncertainty of worldly results.