Four Karmic Categories

Although the cause-and-effect relationship is essentially an indivisible whole we can for easier comprehension partition it into four categories: Sanchita, Prarabhdha, Kriyamana, and Agami.

Sanchita ("heaped together") Karma is the sum of all past actions, known and unknown, that appear in causal body nursery; it is Sanchita Karma that prompts some Sadhak to claim that the ways of karma are unfathomable. "Unknown" actions include those performed in past lives.

Prarabdha ("set in motion") Karma is that portion of Sanchita Karma which is ready to be experienced by an individual during this lifetime, the fruits which have ripened and ready to be consumed.

Sanchita and Prarabdha Karmas in a sense "destined", or "fated" as the product of past actions that have matured. However they are truly inevitable only to the extent that they are not modified by Kriyamana ("being made") Karma or Agami ("coming, arriving") Karma.

Agami Karma is our capacity to envision future actions, while Kriyamana Karma is what we do at any moment with our capacity to will and to create. You can not destroy your past, but neither need you permit your past to manipulate you like a puppet, since you can alter your future by acting in your present.

Kriyamana Karma can also include Agami Karma, and Kriyamana Karma and Agami Karma can together become Vartamana ("Current, living") Karma.

A famous agricultural analogy to this system of karmic classification eqautes karma with rice. This makes Sanchita Karma the already grown rice that has been harvested and stored in the granary. Prarabdha Karma is the small portion of that stored rice that has been removed from storage, husked, and readied for the cooking and eating. Kriyaman Karma is the rice that is now being planted in the field to produce a future crop.

JOBLESS ?? - SADHANA FOR EMPLOYMENT

Unemployment is the worst bane of modern life, which leads to depresssion and loss of confidence. Struggle for survival becomes so hard that a person loses all hope and starts to contemplate upon taking drastic steps. If only such a person could be guided into the Sadhana world be could benefit much by employing this time tested method.

For gaining a good job place a Kaarya Siddhi Yantra on a copper plate in the night of Wednesday. Offer flowers on it. Light a lamp and chant just one round of this Mantra with a coral rosary (मूंगा माला).

Om Shreem Mam Kaarya Siddhi Kari Kari Hreem Phat

ॐ श्रीं मम कार्य सिद्धि करी करी ह्रीं फट

Repeat the ritual each night for 8 days, thus concluding the Sadhana on next Wednesday. The Sadhak must leave the rosary in the roots of Peepal tree. The Yantra he should carry to interviews and examinations, till he lands a job. After that it should be dropped in a river or a pond.

Shiva Gouri Sadhana

For parents in India getting daughter married when she comes to age is a big responsibility. And even parent in other parts of the world might have experienced this feeling of responsibility.



To get one's child married is one thing but to get a good match, a caring husband and a good family is quite another matter. Sometimes even when one's daughter is virtuous, learned, skilled in household work and very talented one cannot find the right match for her. And as the years pass and the age becomes more the prospect of finding good groom gets even dimmer.



In desperation the harried parents try everything - approaching the marriage bureaus, seeking help of relatives, bringing out advertisements in the matrimonial columns and even consulting the local astrologers. But in many cases nothing seems to work. Then the big question rises in the mind.



Is there no solution to this problem ?



Delay in marriage could be due to many factors like evil planetary aspect, Dasa of unfavorable planet, past bad karma's, ancestral curse. And the ancient scriptures state unanimously that there is one unfailing means of nullifying all these baneful effects.



All unmarried girls in India know that worshiping Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati is a sure means of ensuring a good marriage. But for the best result instead of simple worship and fasting one should try Vedic Sadhanas. Fasting does little but strengthens one's will power. To get the desired result one need to starve oneself. One just needs to supplicate to the Lord with the help of divine Mantras which never fail to produce the desired result.



A very powerful Sadhana for girls who desire to get married or women who already married but facing problems in marriage is the following Shiva Gouri Sadhana.



This Sadhana must be tried on a Monday.



Early in the morning have a bath and wear white clothes. Sit on a white mat facing North. Cover wooden seat with white cloth. On some white flowers place Mouli Manni in a copper plate. Offer on it rice grains and vermilion. Then offer flowers on it chanting Om Namah Shivaay five times. Light a ghee lamp. Then chant one round of Guru Mantra. Next join both palms and chant thus -



Shivaay Gourivadanaabjavrinda Suryaay

Dakshaadhvar Naashkaay. Shreeneelkantthaay

Vrishdhwajaay Tasmei Shikaaraay Namah Shivaay.



i.e. I pray Lord Shiva who destroyed the Yagya of Prajapati Daksha and who sits on a white bull with his divine consort Gouri whose face is beautiful like a lotus.



Then chant five rounds of this Mantra with a Rudraksha rosary.



Om Gloum Gam Om Grouripataye Namah



Do this for three consecutive Mondays. The wonderful thing about this Mantra is that it also contains the Beej Mantra Gam of Lord Ganapati who banishes all obstacles. Thus through this powerful Mantra one worships Lord Shiva, Mother Gouri and there powerful son Lord Ganapati. Such a powerful combination no doubt would bring about the desired results in no time. If the girl who wishes to get married cannot try the Sadhana her parents or brother or sister or relative could try on her behalf. After the Sadhana place the rosary in the worship place and tie the Mouli Manni on the wrist or the arm of the girl. Let it remain there till a good match is arranged. After the marriage drop the Manni and rosary in river or pond.