By Sri Chiraan 2008/12/24
What is Poorva Punya?
A man when attains a age of 14 years, everyday [each day] he performs karma, which can be exhausted by enjoying or suffering in next 10 births. That means it takes 10 births to exhaust a days karma performed after the age of 14. Thus in a life time a man performs karma that would make him take 2 lakhs of of births if he lives for 65 years. Then in every next birth he would again amass these karma, thus backlog of karma to be exhausted piles up, in few initial births itself, it assumes a form of mountain. This is sanchita karma. Of these sanchita karma some are punya and some papa and some mishra.
This Punya is known as Poorva Janma punya. This is denoted by 5th house in astrology. Whenever fifth house lord operates, this punya assumes role and gives happiness to the native. Thus 5th house is very auspicious and any association with 5th house lord or bhava, gives immense happiness due to that factor.
When malefics or debilitated planet aspect fifth house or lord, it is said there is loss of poorva punya. What is meant by loss of poorva punya?
On a plain terms loss of punya means loss of a chance to enjoyment that was destined to come. This missing of a chance to enjoy benefits can be as a loss to win over a maid, win a competition or lottery or a election. When such loses occur on account of forced mistakes, it can be understood that there has been a loss of poorva punya.
When suddenly a bad incident occurs amidst good days, cutting short a good run of successful stint, it can be recorded as loss of poorva punya.
Poorva punya is lost by vrata bhanga, hurting elders, abusing elderly, ill treating parents, bringing frown in parents minds, guru’s mind, bramhins, teachers, and vaishnavas. Cursing the one who is unblemished also destroys poorvapunya.
Curse in general reduces poorva punya. Quality of poorva punya determines efficacy of a curse given by an individual. If a poorvapunya is not operating, then one’s curse will not take effect. Similarly a good wishes also reduces poorva punya, they take effects immediately if there is poorvapunya operating, else they will take off in another realm of time.
Sometimes poorvapunya becomes unwanted to Jeevanmuktas, thus they would like it to be destroyed [as they do not want it to become a reason for a birth again on the earth].
Dyut Krida was not played on account of misfortune of Yudhisthira [it was not the result of sins of previous birth of Yudhisthira], it was played to reduce the poorva punya of Yudhisthira [on his own will], thus causing distress to his brothers and wife, which reduced his Punya .
Krishnarpana
