Like fishes going against a current of water, pristine acts visit the actor. The embodied creature enjoys happiness for his good acts, and suffers misery for his evil ones.
मत्स्यो यथा स्रोत इवाभिपाती तथा कृतं पूर्वमुपैति कर्म। शुभे त्वसौ तुष्यति दुष्कृते तु न तुष्यते वै परमः शरीरी॥