Shloka 2
अग्निनाम-वंश-निरूपणम् | Agni-Names and Lineage Enumeration
विधिस्तु बलवान ब्रह्मन् दुस्तरं हि पुरा कृतम् । पुरा कृतस्य पापस्य कर्मदोषो भवत्ययम्
vidhis tu balavān brahman dustaraṁ hi purā kṛtam | purā kṛtasya pāpasya karmadoṣo bhavaty ayam ||
マールカンデーヤは言った。「婆羅門よ、定め（ヴィディ）はまことに強い。過去になされたことは、乗り越えがたい。これこそ行為に内在する過失である。はるか昔に犯した罪から、その業の報いは必ず起こるのだ。」
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that destiny (vidhi) is forceful because past actions are difficult to undo; wrongdoing committed earlier ripens into consequences, illustrating the inescapable moral causality of karma.
Mārkaṇḍeya, speaking to a Brahmin interlocutor, explains why present suffering or difficulty can persist: it is driven by the momentum of deeds done long ago, especially sinful acts whose karmic results now manifest.