Vyasa said O Bharata, is the Supreme Being the actor, or is men the doer? Is everything the outcome of Chance in the worlds, or are the fruits of our pristine deeds?
व्यास उवाच कुरुते पुरुषः ईश्वरो वा भवेत् कर्ता पुरुषो वापि भारत। हठो वा वर्तते लोके कर्मजं वा फलं स्मृतम्॥