{"id":1173,"date":"2025-09-07T16:32:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T20:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawan.net\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2025-09-20T18:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:05:39","slug":"the-three-dimensions-of-karmaphal-action-intention-and-result-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawan.net\/?p=1173","title":{"rendered":"The Three Dimensions of Karmaphal: Action, Intention, and Result – \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u092b\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0940\u0928 \u0906\u092f\u093e\u092e: \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e, \u0938\u0902\u0915\u0932\u094d\u092a, \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0923\u093e\u092e (September 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every thought, every word, and every movement of the body is an action. And every action has a result. No action escapes its consequence. But if that is true, why do we not always see results right away? Are actions stored somewhere? Why do some people appear to be simply born lucky\u2014or unlucky? Why do two people doing the same thing get very different results? These are some of questions, we will demystify in this month\u2019s assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with the essence of the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs you sow, so shall you reap.\u201d
“<\/strong>\u091c\u0948\u0938\u093e<\/strong> \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e <\/strong>\u0915\u0930\u094b\u0917\u0947<\/strong>, <\/strong>\u0935\u0948\u0938\u093e <\/strong>\u092b\u0932<\/strong> \u0926\u0947\u0917\u093e<\/strong> \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0964<\/strong> (<\/strong>\u0917\u0940\u0924\u093e<\/strong> \u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928<\/strong>)”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karmaphal<\/strong> is a very powerful principle. Yet most people do not fully understand it. Some get stuck on the different types of action, others forget the role of intention, and many are confused about why results arrive at such different times. In this article, we attempt to bring a fresh AIR of clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A = Action \u2192 the types of karma<\/strong>
I = Intention \u2192 the motives behind karma<\/strong>
R = Result \u2192 the timing of the fruits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Action: The Three Types of Karma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karma can be sorted into three clear categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Sanchit Karma<\/strong> (\u0938\u0902\u091a\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e<\/strong>) is the store of all karmas from countless past lives. Imagine a huge bucket filled with marbles of many colors. Every action you have ever done is inside it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Prarabdha Karma (\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e)<\/strong> is the portion chosen from that store for this life. It explains your family, your genes, your health at birth, and other unchangeable circumstances. Picture it as a medium bucket scooped out from the larger store.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Kriyamaan Karma<\/strong> (\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u092e\u093e\u0923 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e<\/strong>) is the karma you are creating now. Every choice you make today drops a new marble into this bucket. These marbles may spill back into the larger store if not used up. This is the one bucket you fully control.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    While all the three types of actions together determine your current life experience, you can only control the Kriyamaan Karma, i.e., what you are doing right now<\/strong>. If you do not receive a result for the current action, it goes back to Sanchit Karma bucket. Think about an act of anonymous help, if you do not get a direct benefit, a future [direct or indirect] result is guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Intention: The Hidden Driver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Not every action carries the same weight. Two people may do the very same thing, but the value of that act depends on the motive behind it. On the surface, the actions may appear identical; in truth, one may spring from love, another from self-interest, and a third from cruelty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n