Karma - Explained Like Never Before

In this thought-provoking episode of Svairālāpam, Paravastu Varadarajan Swami dives deep into the shāstric understanding of Karma—beyond popular clichés and pop-spirituality. Drawing from authoritative texts like the Bhagavad Gita, Brahma Sūtras, Mīmāṁsā, and other Vedic sources, Swami clearly explains: What is karma? Who is the doer? Do we have free will? How karma works Who gives the results of karma—Is it Ishwara or just the law of nature? To watch our podcast - Svairalapam-English:    • Svairalapam-English   To contribute - UPI ID- writetosrinidhi-2@okaxis. UPI phone number (Gpay, Phonepe)- 6380783818 Bank account details - Name -SRINIDHI S IFSC - IOBA0001661 Acc. No. - 166101000013962 Contact Ph- 7989332741 Email id- [email protected] 0:00- Intro 3:04 - What is karma? 7:00 - What is Punyam and Papam? 9:56 - What is the 'Law of karma'? 12:56 - Working mechanism of Karma 15:05 - First phase - Action 17:48 - Role of Bhagavan 23:50 - Second phase - Intermediary phase 28:45 - What exactly is Punyam and Papam 32:05 - Third phase - Result 36:30 - Three results of each karma 50:15 - How much free will do we have? 54:45 - Why Bhagavan permits bad actions 57:43 - How to end the karmic cycle? #KarmaExplained #Vedanta #Svairalapam #ParavastuVaradarajan #HinduPhilosophy #BhagavadGita #Mimamsa #KarmaInShastras #Dharma #SpiritualTruth