Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In no time the harm undid itself; it simply reaped what it had planted.
This is just how things work, and the whole world can see it.
The closing verse states the moral law the tradition trusts: actions return to their doer ("he received the rewards of his own actions"). This is not gloating over an enemy's downfall; it's the calm observation that harm carries its own consequence, so the wronged person doesn't need to become an avenger. "The whole world is witness" grounds it in ordinary experience — we've all watched cruelty eventually cost the cruel. The devotee is freed from the exhausting business of payback because reality keeps its own accounts.
Why might it be a relief to believe you don't have to personally punish everyone who does wrong?
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