Nothing can originate without a seed. No one can acquire happiness without having performed acts capable of bringing on happiness. When one's body is dissolved, he succeeds in acquiring happiness only on account of the good acts of pristine lives.
नाबीजाज्जायते किंचिन्नाकृत्वा सुखमेधते। सुकृतैर्विन्दते सौख्यं प्राप्य देहक्षयं नरः॥