By Sri Chiraan 2008/12/04
A rich man invites entire city to his function ,where a grand pooja is held, rich man performs pooja with much grandeur and display of wealth. He offers gold, silver, pearls, precious stones, fruits, incense with loud chanting of mantras. Aarti is performed with bells resounding the air and frenzy atmosphere is created, but alas, the entire show was only to impress the gathering, with a pride that everybody is watching and probably to create an impression how devotional one is. There is no devotion towards the Lord. Its all “adambar pooja” .
But nonetheless that was a Karma!
A child was born in a rich family, birthday was planned, child was completely dressed with ornaments, gold, silver, pearls, precious stones, silk robes, golden cradle. House was decorated with flowers, perfumes, lights etc. There was a huge gathering, everyone was praising the child, singing songs ,wishing him long life. Everyone around him was happy, but child alas was unaware of what was going on.
The correlation of the two stories is the child was none but rich man reborn and the effect was the result of his karma “adambar pooja”. He did a splendid job without sincerity of mind, he reaped a splendid result sans consciousness.
- Karmas are of three types
- Satvik
- Rajasik
- Tamasic
- Papa
- Punya
- Satvik punya
- Rajasik punya
- Tamasic punya
- Satvik papa
- Rajasik papa
- Tamasik papa
- Further these are divided into
- Papa beeja
- Punya beeja
- Thus we have
- Papa beeja punya
- Papa beeja papa
- And punya beeja papa
- Punya beeja punya
- Satvik
- Rajasik
- Tamasik
- That which is done by
- Mind
- Speech
- Body
- Dhrud
- Adhrud
- prakat
- Gupt
- Sahaj
- Utprerita
- Avishta
- Prarabdha
- Sanchita
- Agami
- Ishta
- Anishta
Thus karmas unfold life after life in an inexhaustible manner throwing the soul into cycle of births and deaths.
Krishnarpana
