Bhishma said Why, O fortunate one, do you regard your soul, which is dependent, to be the cause of your deeds? Its inaction is subtle and imperceptible to the senses.
भीष्म उवाच परतन्त्रं कथं हेतुमात्मानमनुपश्यसि। कर्मणां हि महाभाग सूक्ष्मं ह्येतदतान्द्रियम्॥