Shloka 86
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
यदि स्यादपराधीनं पौरुषस्य क्रियाफलम् | यदि पुरुषार्थजनित कर्मका फल पराधीन न होता तो जिसकी जो इच्छा होती, उसीको वह प्राप्त कर लेता
yadi syād aparādhīnaṃ pauruṣasya kriyāphalam |
The hunter said: “If the result of a person’s effort and action were not dependent on factors beyond one’s control, then whatever anyone wished for would be attained exactly as desired.”
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Action is necessary, but outcomes are not fully in one’s control; results depend on additional conditions beyond personal effort. Therefore one should focus on righteous action rather than entitlement to guaranteed results.
In the Vyādha’s dharma-instruction, he explains to his listener that even sincere effort does not automatically yield the desired fruit, because the world’s results arise from multiple causes, not from individual will alone.