By Sri Chiraan 2009/03/27
It is often most used term KARMA! But exactly what is Karma?
Karma is the actions left behind by the soul. Actions
from manasa vacha kaya!!!
All these karma are interaction of 24 tattvas in the universe.
Our bodies are made of 24 tatvas.
- Avyakta
- sookshma
prakriti [satva rajas tamas]
- Mahat
- Ahankar
- 5
panch gyanendriya [chakshus, shrotra, ghran, tvak, jivha]
- 5
panch karmendriya [hasta, pada, payu upastha, vaak]
- 5
panch tanmatra [roopa, shabda, gandha, sparsha, rasa]
- 5
panch bhoota [tejas, akash, prithvi, vayu, jal]
Gayatri [24 syllables] represents these 24 tatvas, its
japa energises these tatavas. Human body [infact entire creation] is made of
these jada tatvas. When the world interacts, there is exchange of these tatvas
from one body to other, and one element to the other. Thus there arises a need
for equilibrium of this tatvas both in micro and macro levels of creations [pindanda and bramhanda]. This exchange of sookshma tatvas, and its debt and credit
are termed as Karma. Creation and its sustenance, and destruction is process of
bringing the cosmic balance of this tatvas.
Thus we are born in the same city where we would have
performed in our previous lives; we use the same utensils that have been
recycled from previously used materials. etc etc.
As we think, act, and speak a huge amount of tatvas are used
and expended forming a anubandha. This are deposited as karma [sanchita, agami, prarabdha] as huge as mountains beyond Lokalok parvat. As the bramhanda is
covered with 24 layers of Tatva [kharpar] like a coconut shell. The bookkeeping
of these karmas are in the very nature and also inside our bodies in the form
72000 nadis. A look at a person’s astral bodies gives a picture perfect view of
his karma. Astrology only reconfirms this Karma through mathematical
calculations and planetary motion. So Planets are only indicative phenomena,
real karma is our deeds, and is present in our own bodies.
When we have excess of Papa karma, our antah karana is
heavy and sagged due to presence of excess tamo guna and we are unhappy. Tamo
guna is slow in movement and hence our thoughts move slowly and man is brooding. A visit to a temple removes this tamo pradhan akaash from the mind and
replaces with the satva pradaan antahkarna, we feel a sense of calmness and
relief and our burdens are lightened. So we say we are at peace after visiting
the temple.
Such is the greatness of Lord Vishnu that even if one bows
to him in arrogance or ignorance or through haughtiness or jokingly or with
cunning attitude, Papa[sins] accrued in 100 births vanish.
Shattyenapi yatkrutam namaskaram shata janma papam vinashyati.
Krishnarpana
