Sacred Concord

Mbh 6.77.1

Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Sanjaya said, “Thou hast, O king, in consequence of thy own fault, been overtaken by this calamity. O bull of Bharata’s race, the faults which thou, O monarch, hadst seen in that unrighteous course of conduct (towards the Pandavas), were not seen by Duryodhana. It was through thy fault, O king, that the match at dice had taken place. And it is through thy fault that this battle hath taken place with the Pandavas. Having committed a sin, do thou, therefore, reap the fruit of that sin of thine. One reapeth the fruit of acts perpetrated by one’s own self. Do thou, therefore, O king, reap the fruit of thy own acts both here and hereafter. Therefore, O monarch, though overtaken by this calamity, be calm still, and listen, O sire, to the (account of the) battle as I recite it.
Mbh 6.77.1 · Mahabharata · BHISHMA PARVA

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They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Psalms 126:5 · Bible · Psalms
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Quran 41:34 · Quran
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Tao Te Ching 40.1 · Tao Te Ching

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