Shloka 21
Yoga-māyā Appears as Durgā; Kaṁsa’s Repentance and the Demonic Policy of Persecuting Vaiṣṇavas
तस्माद् भद्रे स्वतनयान् मया व्यापादितानपि । मानुशोच यत: सर्व: स्वकृतं विन्दतेऽवश: ॥ २१ ॥
tasmād bhadre sva-tanayān mayā vyāpāditān api mānuśoca yataḥ sarvaḥ sva-kṛtaṁ vindate ’vaśaḥ
അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഭദ്രേ ദേവകീ, എന്റെ കൈകൊണ്ട് കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ട നിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരെക്കുറിച്ച് ദുഃഖിക്കരുത്; കാരണം എല്ലാവരും ദൈവവിധിയുടെ അധീനത്തിൽ സ്വന്തം കർമ്മഫലം നിർബന്ധമായി അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു।
As stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.54) :
FAQs
This verse states that beings inevitably experience the results of their own past actions (karma), and thus lamentation cannot change the karmic outcome.
Kaṁsa tries to justify his cruelty by appealing to the principle of karma—claiming that Devakī’s sons met their fate due to their own deeds, not merely his violence.
Recognize responsibility for one’s actions and respond to loss with steadiness; rather than despair, focus on righteous conduct and devotion, which purify future outcomes.