Karma in Hinduism
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, 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.
| 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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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.
According to Vedanta thought, the most influential school of Hindu theology, the effects of karma are controlled by God (Isvara).
There are three different types of karma: prarabdha, sanchita, and kriyamana or agami. 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.