Theory of Karman in Indian Thought

Author(s): Koshelya Walli
Publisher: Bharat Manisha

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etc., he is, rather he considers himself to be the agent of action and so long as this false identity with the body etc. and this egocentricity persists, he is logically responsible on moral grounds for the consequences. This is the basis of the famous maxim, according to which it is the doer of an action that is morally responsible for its consequences either pleasent or unpleasent. The Kartā and Bhokta must be identical, otherwise there is a breach in the moral propriety of the causal law.
The superman is also supermoral and is free from the rules of moral life. This is proved by the statament of "Sukāştaka:2. This is a state of super-moral life described in different words under different names as Paramahansa, or Jivanamukta or Avadhuta or Svacchandacăra. These people are not bound by the rules of Karma which govern our moral existence. We cannot judge such people who have transcended realms of ego and limitations of moral life by the canons of ordinary morality.
A cursory student of Sanskrit Literature or Indian Vernacular Litereture based on Sanskrit cannot fail to be struck by the employment of terms Daiva and Puruşakára in the context of Karma. We have referred to these terms in various places in the following pages. The word “Daiva' is sometimes replaced by ithe other words of a similar conception, so also is the word Puruşakāra. Vidhilipih, Niyatih, Lallāta rekhā, Vidhātặnirdesa e:c. are synonyms of former and Karma, prayatna, Pauruşa, svaceştita etc. are of the latter. The apparent idea is that the two concepts are distinct and are of the conflicting nature. The former implies some sort of unknown hidden force, either of the Gods or of Nature working from behind on our lives contrary to our :normal lives of expectation based on our personal efforts. It is outside our knowledge and beyond our comprehension. The idea is akin to Destiny, Fate, predestination or some such concept.
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