तापसा ऊचुः
अस्ति वै तव धर्मात्मन् विद्म देवोपमं शुभम् ॥
अपत्यम् अनघं राजन् वयं दिव्येन चक्षुषा ॥
दैवदिष्टं नरव्याघ्र कर्मणेहोपपादय ॥
अक्लिष्टं फलम् अव्यग्रो विन्दते बुद्धिमान् नरः ॥
तस्मिन् दृष्टे फले तात प्रयत्नं कर्तुम् अर्हसि ॥
अपत्यं गुणसंपन्नं लब्ध्वा प्रीतिम् अवाप्स्यसि ॥
tāpasā ūcuḥ
asti vai tava dharmātman vidma devopamaṃ śubham ||
apatyam anaghaṃ rājan vayaṃ divyena cakṣuṣā ||
daivadiṣṭaṃ naravyāghra karmaṇehopapādaya ||
akliṣṭaṃ phalam avyagro vindate buddhimān naraḥ ||
tasmin dṛṣṭe phale tāta prayatnaṃ kartum arhasi ||
apatyaṃ guṇasaṃpannaṃ labdhvā prītim avāpsyasi ||
The ascetics said: "You indeed have, O righteous one — we know it — godlike, auspicious, faultless offspring, O king; we behold it with the divine eye. Ordained by fate, O tiger among men, bring it about here through your own action; an effortless fruit is obtained by the calm, wise man. Seeing that foretold fruit, O dear one, you ought to make the effort; having obtained offspring endowed with virtues, you will obtain joy."
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Here the ascetics, with the divine eye, foresee the coming Pandavas. Telling is the union of fate and effort: the offspring is "ordained by fate," yet it must be brought about "through action" — destiny and free will work together. Here is the right understanding of providence: foreknowledge does not cancel effort but directs it; a person cooperates with the design without being its will-less instrument. Telling are the words "an effortless fruit is obtained by the calm one" (akliṣṭaṃ phalam avyagraḥ): whoever acts calmly, without agitation, trusting in the higher order, is given the fruit with ease. Thus the scripture shows that faith in a benevolent providence produces not inaction but calm and confident effort; and the ascetics, foreseeing the Pandavas, urge Pandu toward the deed required of him.