The inan who does not cxert himself is never contented in this world, nor can Destiny change the course of a man who has gone wrong. There is no power inherent in Destiny. As the pupil follows the preceptor, so does one's action, guided by Destiny, follows his own personal exertion. Where one's own exertion is displayed, there only Destiny, shows its hand.
न च फलति विकर्मा जीवलोक न दैवं व्यपनयति विमार्गं नास्ति दैवे प्रभुत्वम्। गुरुमिव कृतमय्यं कर्म संयाति दैवं नयति पुरुषकारः संचितस्तत्र तत्र॥