________________ Karma Relationship Ghati/Aghati Karma and Punya/Papa,amma All Ghati karma subdue the innate qualities of the soul and hence all categories of Ghati karma are classified as Pap or sinful karma. Only Aghati karma that are responsible for the physical environment of a living being are classified as the result of Punya karma or Pap karma. Punya Aghati Karma produce a human life, a healthy body, high social status, and a longer life span Papa Aghati karma produce an unhealthy body, a shorter life span, low social status, poverty, birth in hell, or as an animal, insect, or in a vegetative state or similar categories. In summary all Punya Karma are Aghati karma while Pap karma belong to both Ghati and Aghati karma. 10
