A creature, when born, enjoys or suffers the fruits of deeds done by him in his pristine lives. There is nothing agreeable or disagreeable which one enjoys or suffers without its being the result of the deeds one has done in his previous lives.
स्वयंकृतानि कर्माणि जातो जन्तुः प्रपद्यते। नाकृत्वा लभते कश्चित् किंचिदत्र प्रियाप्रियम्॥