maivÄsmÄn sÄdhvy asÅ«yethÄ
bhrÄtur vairÅ«pya-cintayÄ
sukha-duḥkha-do na cÄnyo 'sti
yataḥ sva-ká¹›ta-bhuk pumÄn

  - please do not; eva - indeed; asmÄn - toward Us; sÄdhvi - O saintly lady; asÅ«yethÄḥ - feel inimical; bhrÄtuḥ - of your brother; vairÅ«pya - over the disfigurement; cintayÄ - out of concern; sukha - of happiness; duḥkha - and unhappiness; daḥ - bestower; na - not; ca - and; anyaḥ - anyone else; asti - there is; yataḥ - since; sva - of his own; ká¹›ta - action; bhuk - the sufferer of the reaction; pumÄn - a man.


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Saintly lady, please do not be displeased with Us out of anxiety for your brother’s disfigurement. No one but oneself is responsible for one’s joy and grief, for a man experiences the result of his own deeds.

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