पूर्वजन्मकृतं कर्म तद्दैवमिति कथ्यते ।
तस्मात्पुरुषकारेण यत्नं कुर्यादतन्द्रितः ॥
pūrva-janma-kṛtaṁ karma tad daivam iti kathyate |
tasmāt puruṣakāreṇa yatnaṁ kuryād atandritaḥ ||
(Hitopadeśa: 1.31)
“Karma accrued in previous births is called daiva (“destiny”). Therefore, endeavor with virility and without sloth.”