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Chapter 12.174 - Verse 16

Sanskrit Text

यथा धेनुसहस्रेषु वत्सो विन्दति मातरम् तथा पूर्वकृतं कर्म कर्तारमनुगच्छति

English Translation

As the calf recognises its dam even when the latter may stand among thousands of her kind, similarly the acts done by one in his past life come to him in the next life although he may live among thousands of his species.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यथा | धेनु + सहस्र | वत्सो | विन्दति | मातरम्
तथा | पूर्व + कृ | कर्म | कर्तारम् | अनुगच्छति