Chapter 25 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 25.5

न कर्ता कस्यचित् कश्चिन्नियोगेनापि चेश्वरः। स्वभावे वर्तते लोकस्तस्य कालः परायणम्॥

na kartā kasyacit kaścinniyogenāpi ceśvaraḥ| svabhāve vartate lokastasya kālaḥ parāyaṇam||

English Meaning

No one is the lord of another person, and no one leads him to actions. People are subject to their actions of previous existence and Time aids them.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)