अवश्यं लभते कर्ता फलं पापस्य कर्मणः। घोरं पर्यागते काले द्रुमः पुष्पमिवार्तवम् ॥
avaśyaṃ labhate kartā phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ| ghoraṃ paryāgate kāle drumaḥ puṣpamivārtavam ||
English Meaning
As a tree puts forth blossoms in season, the doer of sinful deeds, at the hour (of repentance) inevitably reaps their fruit in the shape of dreadful anguish (of the spirit).
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)