A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Anarabdha
This page describes Anarabdha which is located on page 110 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Anarabdha” according to 3 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Vireshwarananda]
anarabdhakarye eva tu purve, tadavadheh || 15 || anarabdha-karye—Works which have not begun to yield results; eva—only; tu—but; purve—former works; tadavadheh—that (death) being the limit. 15. But (of his) former works only those which have not begun to yield results (are destroyed by Knowledge); (for) death is the limit (set by the scriptures for Liberation to take place). In the last two topics it has been said that all the past works of a knower of Brahman are destroyed....
Read full contents: Chapter IV, Section I, Adhikarana XI
Taittiriya Upanishad [by A. Mahadeva Sastri]
Sin (pratyavaya) indeed means something evil; and it being admitted that the obligatory rites are intended to avoid the coming evil,— i.e., the sin of omitting the obligatory duties,—they are not intended for the destruction of the anarabdha-karma, that portion of the past karma which has not yet begun its effect....
Read full contents: Shankaracharya’s Introduction
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) [by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar]
But, the same is not the case with the Karma, which is anarabdha-karya. One can totally annihilate all this kind of Karma by means of Knowledge. As a result of this important difference between the Commenced Karma (prarabdha karya) and Uncommenced Karma (anarabdha karya), the scient has got to patiently wait for a natural death, even after having acquired Knowledge, that is to say, until the Karma, which has started with his body coming to birth, comes to an end....
Read full contents: Chapter 10 - The Effect of Karma and Freedom of Will
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