PROVIDENCE- DAIVAM- दैवं

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पूर्वजन्मकृतं कर्म तद् दैवमिति कथ्यते ।
तस्मात् पुरुषकारेण यत्नं कुर्यादतन्द्रितः॥Pancha tantra

Purva janma krutam karma tad daivamiti kathyate I

Tasmaat purushakaarena yatnam kuryaad atandritah  II

The fruits of action ( good and bad ) done in previous birth is known as ‘daiva’ 

and is  responsible for one’s present life. Hence, it is important to work hard and 

without let up in this birth to gain a good future.

यथा धेनु सहस्त्रेषु वत्सो विन्दति मातरम् ।
तथा पूर्वकृतं कर्मं कर्तारमनुगच्छति ।।

Yatha Dhenu Sahashtreshu Vatso Vindati Maataram
Tathaa Poorva Kratam Karma Kartaar-manugachhati
Just as a calf  finds it's mother in a herd of thousands of cows ( Dhenu ),
effects of all previous deeds always follow the doer.

 न दैवमिति संचिन्त्य त्यजेदुद्योगमात्मनः।

अनुद्योगेन तैलानि तिलेभ्यः नाप्तुमर्हति।।

One should not abandon his efforts, believing in the fate (destiny). Without the efforts

 it is not possible to get oil from sesamum seeds.

दुर्लभं त्रयमेवैतत् दैवानुग्रहहेतुकम्  ।
मनुष्यत्वं मुमुक्षुत्वं महापुरुषसंश्रयः ॥- vivekacūḍāmaṇi

durlabhaṃ trayamevaitat daivānugrahahetukam ।
manuṣyatvaṃ mumukṣutvaṃ mahāpuruṣasaṃśrayaḥ ॥
These three are hard to come by and come only with God's grace - human birth, desire for liberation, and company of great men.

जन्म ब्रह्म कुले अग्रजो धन पतिः यः कुम्ब कर्णाग्रजः

सूनुर वासवजित् स्वयं दश शिराः दोर्दण्डका   विम्सतिः I

अस्त्रं कामगमं विमानमजयं मध्ये समुद्रम् पुरी

सर्वं निष्फल मेतदेव नियतं दैवं परम् दुर्जयम् II

Born in the lineage of Bhramaaji, Kubera the elder brother, Kumbha karna the younger brother, Indrajit  his son, himself ten headed and with twenty hands, Had arrows which will carry out all wishes, extraordinary pushpaka vimana , living in well protected island, all this came to naught and Ravana was destroyed totally. . It is clear that fate (destiny) is unconquerable.

भग्नाशस्य करण्डपिण्डिततनोः म्लानेन्द्रियस्य क्षुधा

कृत्वाखुर्विवरं स्वयं निपतितो नक्तं मुखे भोगिनः ।

तृप्तस्तत्पिशितेन सत्वरमसौ तेनैव यातः पथा

लोकाः पश्यत दैवमेव हि नृणाम् वृद्धौ क्षये कारणम् ॥Niti satakam

A snake, stricken with hunger and despair ,lay coiled in a cane casket .In the night a mouse gnawed a hole in the casket , and on its own fell in to the mouth of the snake. The snake gratified its hunger swallowing the mouse, and quickly crept out of its captivity through the same hole. O! Men be patient , destiny is behind the fortunes or misfortunes of men. 

न देवा दण्डमादाय रक्षन्ति पशुपालवत् ।
यं तु रक्षितुमिच्छन्ति बुद्ध्या संविभजन्ति तम् ॥

Parameshvara (God) does not himself pick up a staff (danda) to protect us like 

the shepherd guarding his flock. He gives intelligence (buddhi) to the person

 whose safety he wishes to assure. 

यथा ह्येकेन चक्रेण न रथस्य गतिर्भवेत् ।

एवं पुरुषकारेण विना दैवं न सिद्ध्यति II

As a chariot cart cannot move with one wheel, similarly, without hard work 

destiny does not bring fruit.

उत्साहः साहसं धैर्यं बुद्धिः शक्तिः पराक्रमः ।

षडेते यत्र तिष्ठन्ति तत्र देवोऽपि तिष्ठति ॥

Perseverance, daring, courage, wisdom, strength and valor.

Where these six are, God will also be there.

उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहमुपैति लक्ष्मीः

दैवेन देयमिति कापुरुषा वदन्ति ।

 दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या

यत्नेकृते यदि न सिध्यति कोऽत्र दोषः ॥

Fortune favours the persevering and lion hearted man; only mean persons will say that success depends only on destiny. If one makes effort to the best of one’s ability regardless of destiny and still fails , there will be nothing to blame.

अरक्षितं तिष्ठति दैवरक्षितं
सुरक्षितं दैवहतं विनश्यति।

जीवत्यनाथोऽपि वने विसर्जितः
कृतप्रयत्नोऽपि गृहे विनश्यति॥ पञ्चतन्त्रम्

The unprotected survives, protected by the destiny, while the well protected may perish when ill-fated. An orphan abandoned in the forest may survive, whereas one at home, despite of all efforts may not survive.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMHAH