Talk:From Karma to Karmaphala: Saṃskāra-s or Intermediate Subtle Effects of Karma

By Vishal Agarwal

Voluntary actions with an ethical dimension yield a result. Sometimes, multiple karmas yield a single result. For example, to grow food grains, the farmer will plow his fields, sow the seeds, irrigate and fertilize the fields, and finally, harvest the crop, followed by thrashing the grain to remove the husk. Conversely, a single karma can result in multiple fruit. For example, meditation has spiritual as well as health benefits.

But actions do not result in fruit directly. Unless the result of an action is instantaneous, actions and their fruit are typically separated by an intermediate latent effect called saṃskāra-s.