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)