Guest guest Posted August 30, 2001 Report Share Posted August 30, 2001 advaitin, gaurav goel <grvgl@Y...> wrote: > om. > can honourable members please explain what are the > nitya karama's , shastra-vihit karma's and > kamya-karma's? i request if someone can please give > some examples from daily life also. > > om. > Namaskar Kamya Karma are rites performed with a view to attaining a desired object Nisiddha Karma are those forbidden in the scriptures Nitya Karma are daily obligatory (mandated) rites Naimittika Karma are obligatory rites on special occasions The sacrifices such as Jyotistoma etc., which enable their performers to get the desired fruits such as living in heaven etc., are known as Kamya Karma. Actions such as the slaying of a Brahmin etc., which bring about undesired results as going to hell etc., are Nisiddha Karma or forbidden acts. Daily rites, such as Sandhyavandana etc., the non-performance of which are considered sinful, are called Nitya Karma. Jatesti sacrifices (which are performed subsequent to the birth of a son) etc. are called the Naimittika Karma or rites to be observed on special occasions. Of these, Nitya and other works mainly serve the purpose of purifying the mind The secondary results of the Nitya and the Naimittika Karma and of the Upasanas are the attainment of the Pitrloka and the Satyaloka respectively; as in the Sruti passages, "By sacrifice the world of the Fathers, by knowledge (Upasama) the world of the Devas (is gained)" (Br. Up. 1. 5. 16). regards Sundar Rajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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