By firm application, one acquires beauty, fortune, and all sorts of riches. Everything can be obtained by Exertion: but nothing can be gained through Destiny only, by a man who lacks personal Exertion.
तपसा रूपसौभाग्यं रत्नानि विविधानि च। प्राप्यते कर्मणा सर्वे न दैवादकृतात्मना॥