Many religions and spiritual traditions incorporate beliefs in fate or predestination, where a higher power or cosmic order has already charted the path of a person's life. People belive that destiny shape a lerson life. Anything significant that occurs in a person's life is influenced by destiny. In ancient Sanskrit, the philosophy of destiny has been put forward in following words ;
भवितव्यं यथा येन नासौ भवति चान्यथा |
नीयते तेन मार्गेण स्वयं वा तत्र गच्छति ||
Bhavitavyam yatha yena naasau bhavati chaanyathaa.
Neeyate tena maargena svayam vaa tatra gacchati.
Bhavitavyam = an action that is destined to happen
Yatha = whatever
Yena = where.
Naasau = na asau.
Na = not.
Asau = such.
Bhavati = happens.
Chaanyathaa = otherwise.
Neeyate = comes down to
Tena = that.
Maargena = road.
Svyam = himself.
vaa = you
Tatra = there.
Gacchati = goes.
i.e. Whatever is destined for a person's fate, events unfold accordingly, and nothing else happens. Fate does not come to a person on its own, but the person himself experiences his fate by following that predetermined path.
A person gets counsel or help which is destined for him. Destiny does not come to a person, but the person is forced by circumstance to go (act in such a way) and meet his destiny. Destiny is thought to shape a person's life through a combination of predetermination and personal choice. Our destiny is the sum of our choices and actions. It implies that while external circumstances (fate) may be beyond one's control, the interpretation of those circumstances and the path forward is a matter of personal responsibility and agency.
