Friday, December 10, 2010

Agami Karma OR Prarabdha Karma

Karma Siddhantha tells us that it is due to the Prarabdha Karma phala that we are experiencing the fortunes and misfortunes in this life, and then what is Agami Karma?

How can we differentiate between the Prarabdha and Agami Karma?

The first and foremost difference is that the Prarabdha Karma is yielding the results and the Agami Karma is adding to the results. Prarabdha is always understood as Karma Phala that is the result of what was done in previous life.

An analogy will help understand better:

Mahatma Gandhi was shot by Nathuram Godse.
It was decided at the time of his birth (though no one would ever know before the event happen) that Mahatma Gandhi had to be shot at on January 30, 1948 at 5.17 pm to bring an end to his life this is his Prarabdha Karma.

But was it the Prarabdha Karma of Nathuram Godse to shoot at Mahatma Gandhi is the question?

NO, it is not the Prarabdha Karma but it is his Agami Karma, How will it be Agami Karma?

Mahatma Gandhi would be shot at on the particular time is the event to happen but who could do it or press the trigger is the act of anyone. Nathuram Godse took the initiative and he was very well aware of what he was suppose to be doing and the consequences. This makes his act a pure Agami Karma. The Agami Karma in him (Nathuram Godse) was triggered by the three gunas at the time of the event in him.

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