Karmavipāka
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By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Karmavipaka, KarmavipAka, Karmavipaaka
Karmavipāka literally means ‘fruition of karma’.
Karma theory is the extension of the proverb, ‘As you sow, so shall you reap!’ to the spiritual field. All the actions have a twofold effect:
- That which is seen here and now.
- Their future effect, depending upon whether they are puṇya[1] or pāpa.[2]
The ripening of a part of the accumulated karma to give its result is called ‘karmavipāka’.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
