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karmas are related to auspicious, wholesome and good activities. And as they are related to auspicious activities they cause, through those auspicious activities, the bondage of the auspicious karmas. In this way, the auspicious karmas of this type make man's life happy, righteous and auspicious. The term 'punyānubandhi punya' means that auspicious karma which is related to religious practice and good activities leading to good next birth. Auspicious karmas of this type are not detrimental to good activities causing good future birth, but on the contrary they are conducive to them. Thus, the auspicious karmas of this type cause the bondage of further auspicious karmas, through threefold auspicious activities; they are noble.
2. Auspicious karmas related to inauspicious activities and resulting
in inauspicious karmas (pāpānubandhi punya) As we have already stated, all auspicious karmas give man means of happiness on their rise. He acquires wealth, etc., on their fruition. As shown above, of all the auspicious karmas, only some are related to auspicious activities. But others are related to inauspicious activities. They are such as would lead man astray. He spends his wealth in luxuries and vicious activities. He indulges in sensual pleasures. He does not like religious and good activities. Auspicious karmas of this type are called
pāpānubandhī punya' because on their rise they give man happiness or pleasures and at the same time degrade his life; they are related to vicious activities which cause low next birth. As auspicious karmas of this type are related to inauspicious activities, they cause through them the bondage of inauspicious karmas. Thus, the auspicious karmas of this type are ignoble.
3. Inauspicious karmas related to auspicious activities and resulting
in auspicious karmas (punyānubandhī pāpa) All inauspicious karmas put man in miserable conditions on their rise. On account of their fruition, he becomes or remains poor, he cannot acquire means of happiness. But some inauspicious karmas are such as would not shake man's faith in religion. Even in adverse conditions, he practises religion and helps others according to his capacity. He does not lose his peace of mind. Inauspicious karmas of this type are called punyānubandhi, because they are related to auspicious activities. Though they cause miseries
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