As vessels of white brass, when steeped in liquified gold or silver, get the hue of these metals, so a living creature, who is entirely dependant upon the acts of his pristine lives, takes his colour from the nature of those acts.
सौवर्ण राजतं चाप यथा भाण्डं निषिच्यते। तथा निषिच्यते जन्तुः पूर्वकर्मवशानुगः॥