कर्मणा जायते जन्तुः कर्मणेव विलीयते ।
सुखं दुःखं भयं क्षेमं कर्मणेवाभिपद्यते ॥
karmaṇā jāyate jantuḥ karmaṇeva vilīyate |
sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhayaṁ kṣemaṁ karmaṇevābhipadyate ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha)
“A living being is born because of his karma and dies because of his karma. Happiness, distress, fear, and well-being [all] arise only because of karma.”