Translations of Karma | |
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English | Action, work, deed |
Sanskrit | कर्म (IAST: karma) |
Assamese | কৰ্ম (karmô) |
Balinese | ᬓᬃᬫ (karma) |
Bengali | কর্ম (kôrmô) |
Hindi | कर्म (karma) |
Javanese | ꦏꦂꦩ (karma) |
Kannada | ಕರ್ಮ (karma) |
Marathi | कर्म (karma) |
Nepali | कर्म (karma) |
Odia | କର୍ମ (Kawrmaw) |
Punjabi | ਕਰਮ (karam) |
Tamil | கர்மா (karmā) |
Telugu | కర్మ (karma) |
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Karma is a concept of Hinduism which describes a system in which beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul's (jivatman's) reincarnated lives,[1] forming a cycle of rebirth. The causality is said to apply not only to the material world but also to our thoughts, words, actions, and actions that others do under our instructions.[2]
For example, if one performs a good deed, something good will happen to them, and the same applies if one does a bad thing. In the Puranas, it is said that the lord of karma is represented by the planet Saturn, known as Shani.[3]
According to Vedanta thought, the most influential school of Hindu theology,[4] the effects of karma are controlled by God (Isvara).[5][6]
There are three different types of karma: prarabdha, sanchita, and kriyamana or agami.[7] Prarabdha karma is experienced through the present body and is only a part of sanchita karma, which is the sum of one's past karmas, whereas agami karma is the result of current decisions and actions.[8]
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