As by the diminution of oil in the lamp its light is put out, so does the influence of Destiny, by the abatement of one's acts.
यथा तैलक्षयाद् दीपः प्रह्रासमुपगच्छति। तथा कर्मक्षयाद् दैवं प्रहासमुपगच्छति॥