Chapter 66 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 66.10

सुमहान्त्यपि भूतानि देवाश्च पुरुषर्षभ । न दैवस्य प्रमुञ्चन्ति सर्वभूतानि देहिनः॥

sumahāntyapi bhūtāni devāśca puruṣarṣabha | na daivasya pramuñcanti sarvabhūtāni dehinaḥ||

English Meaning

O you best of men, what of insignificant beings cased in this frail body, even the mighty creatures and celestials are subject to the influence of destiny.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)