Is karma transferrable?

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Dear Res. members,

 

Sri Krishna Kalale had put a question to Dr.NSA & that was clarified by

him.I thought of posting that here, since it is interesting.

 

Question :

 

" I thought no one can get the punya of others,ie.father's punya cannot

be

transferred to son or daughter. Each one is a separate jivatma. If

that is so, how does when prahlada asks " O laksmi narasimha, let let

my father be protected even though he does not deserve it.. [Krishna

Kalale] "

then Lord Nrisimha says " by your good karmas, your father and 10

generations of ancestors and ten future generations are protected. do

not worry."

 

Please check with Dr. NS Anantharangachar, how this works. I thought

punya or papa cannot be transferred between jivatmas.

 

The answer told by Dr.NSA is as follows:

 

It is metaphysically right to say that one should experience the

results of One's karma. Normally ,it cannot be transferred to others.

But in the case of

A BrahmOpAsaka or a prapanna, the sAstrAs say that , the karmas, good &

bad,are distributed among the friends & foes of that upAsaka at the end

of his final

birth.

 

After all, what are punya & pApa? They are only the will of the Lord to

reward or punish according to the good or bad deeds of a person. i.e.

Iswara anugraha or

Iswara nigraha. The transferring of karma to another, means, the Lord

wills to reward or punish the suhrt or dushkrt of that prapanna or

upAsaka. This is not Without justification. The love or hatred that a

person extends towards the devoteeof the Lord, is the cause of such

transfer of karma. This is the general rule.

 

Now in the case of Prahlada praying to the Lord & the Lord giving an

assurance is mainly on account of the grace of the lord who is pleased

with the devotee. The

Lord is supreme in granting His grace not only to His devotees but

also to those related to those devotees.

 

Hiranyakashipu was originally a devotee of the Lord & had come under a

curse.

So, this kind of grace is nothing unusual. Whoever may be, becomes

purified, when he is touched by the Lord, the example of pUtani, may be

mentioned.

 

As regards the seven generations earlier & later, it is to be

understood as to the affirmation of the greatness of a Brahmavit. If

those people, either ancient or later, are not BrahmOpAsakAs, they will

be blessed with suitable oppurtunities for upward evolution. There will

be something favourable for their upliftment, if they are already

liberated. This should be taken as a "mahimAvAda",but it is to be noted

that every Atma should make his own individual efforts for his

salvation. One has to work out for one's own spiritual perfection.

 

 

dAsI

Padmini

 

 

 

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