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KARMA AND REINCARNATION
“The fire of wisdom reduces all actions to ashes. Ch. IV-37.
To sum up in a nutshell: there are three kinds of Karmas, viz., the Sanchita or accumulated ones, the Prarabdha or the fructiferous, and the Agami or current actions. Sanchita are works which have been accumulated in several previous births; Prarabdha are those which have given the present life and have already started to bear fruit; and Agami are the works which are being done in this present life They will bring fruits in a future life. The Sanchita and Agami are destroyed by getting Brahma Jnana or knowledge of the Self or God But the Prarabdha can only be exhausted by experiencing their fruits in the present life. A child is born blind, deaf or dumb—this is due to Prarabdha One man dies at the age of ninety, another at thirty-five and the third at eighteen: this is due to Prarabdha. Jati (caste), longevity of life, Bhoga (enjoyment), are all due to Prarabdha A virtuous man suffers, he is starving. A scoundrel is in a prosperous condition An aged mother loses her only son who was her sole prop A young girl who was newly married loses her husband Instances like these can be multiplied ad infinitum In all these cases Prarabdha operates unerringly with scientific accuracy and precision
See how Prarabdha operates A lady from Paris came to me for an interview She said that ever since
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