पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
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 |
狩人は言った。「人は行いを重ねても、なお受け取るべきものを得られぬことがある。努力もせず黙って座しているだけで、ラクシュミー(富)がその者に仕えるように訪れる者がいる一方、絶えず働いていても正当な賃金さえ奪われる者がいるのが見て取れる。」
व्याध उवाच
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.