Antaraya Karma means the karma that obstructs a jiva from giving charity, obtaining gains and enjoying things he has.
There are people who have a lot of money, but when it come to charity, they are not ready to give even a single rupee out of their pockets. This is because of Antaraya Karma. Similarly there are people who might be having all the material things that can make them happy like good cloths, good food, jewels etc. but still they are not able to use them. This is also because of Antaraya Karma.
Antaraya Karma is divided into five groups:
- Danantaraya Karma: This Karma obstructs rendering benevolence (charity).
- Labhantaraya Karma: This Karma obstructs attaining profit.
- Bhogantaraya Karma:This Karma obstructs enjoying things like food which can be enjoyed once.
- Upbhogantaraya Karma:This Karma obstructs the emergence of spiritual energy.
- Viryantaraya Karma:This Karma Obstructs the emergence of spiritual energy.
This karma does not allow you to perform any penance or any service or to be engaged in devotion. This Antraya Karma makes you lazy and week.
Other posts of the series
- Mohaniya Karma (May 17, 2012)
- Nirjara - (May 18, 2012)
- Gyanavarniya Karma (May 26, 2012)
- Darshanvarniya Karma (May 27, 2012)
- Vedaniya Karma (Feeling Pertaining Karma) (May 28, 2012)
- Gotra Karma (May 29, 2012)
- Ayusya Karma – Age-Determining Karma (May 30, 2012)
- Antaraya Karma (This post) (June 1, 2012)
- Nama Karma (June 2, 2012)
drarvindkumarjain
June 1, 2012 at 12:44 pm
still i am facing . it is true that we are not satisfy what we have. we are worried for future. we are not entertain g our present tense. we are interested to serve but the mental status prevents. it is due to our past deeds and no true knowledge of religion/ philosophy/ principles. thank you . ai jinendra.
Hemendra Jain
June 3, 2012 at 8:29 pm
The main principal of Jainism is to educate people for non -violence by leaving apart sectorism but what is going on at present nothing but celebrations of monks birthdays/dikshasamaroh/their pooja/peacock pinchi celebrations etc. and entier time of religious educations waste in this functions. The monks are not particular in Non violence but they are intrested to make their honours by attractive functions & inventing new things in the comunity and for example Mangal kalash is not described in jain books but some years back some Digamber muni invented it while it pertains to Vaishnav prampara and now it has become common and maximum time is being waste in these unwanted celebrations.
Gajrath mahotsav are celebrating but you know that to convert a jungle elephant into a Paltoo it has given pains, beatings but muni are increasing day by day the quantity of elephants in functions & now see the fun. The Government has declared the use of elephants a big cruelity but no contractor of Jainism (muni, acharya) is caring for it and more over what are you gaining from a Gajraj mahotsav by wandering elephants in the streets with no reson.
Actualy you are selling cruelty which is just slaughtering an animal on the banner of non violence caste, called Jain.
Peacock is now a scarced bird but people are presenting pinchi in design manufactured with much feathers in quantity but no muni is objecting and more muni are selling old pinchies but what is going in a peacock mouth who had left feathers for your use.
Kunkunda acharya and Umaswami has written in his book complete Jainism so the acharya and other monks must educate people accordingly but all monks for there fame are advertising themseves by means of CD/literature which differs monk to monk and it should not and they must say that what ever we are educating that all has been written in these religious books.
For example Kuran,Bible, Gurugranthsar, Jewish books they are never being written but copies are being supllied after educating people accordingly.
All muni are buzy in Panch kaklyanaks while it is a job of Jain pandits.
Muni are walking in 200 batches while they must go indipendantly at all places where there is no guru to educate innocent public the Jainism.
You are enjoing all these functions but jainism is not spreading but has become a topic of criricism.
Terapanthi are constructing seperate temples and similarly Bees panthi, infront of each other & monks are also fighting.
Ladies gatherings are lectured by monks, our children do not know Namokar mantra and names of 24 tirthankers.
Please let me know to which sect of Jains the Moksha gate are opened.
Is Jain square is desiring jainism to spread in such a way? Thanks
Jain Square
June 4, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Sir
I respect your views , but i could not understand whats wrong on the site I have made for the spread of Jainism. I am niether a Monk , nor a pandit. I am a household Jain who wish to spread the teachings of our tirthankaras. For that purpose , I am compiling as much information as I can and put it across for people to read and learn.
If u will go through the site , I have focused on the youth and the new generation by keeping the content short and simple to understand so that they find our religion interesting and spend more time on reading it.
The effort has be appreciated is eveident from the fact that Jainsquare.com has become the most viewed site in India on Jainism and the 2nd most viewed site in the world.
however If there is a need of some correction or improvement , your feedback is most welcome. But i could not understand what you meant by “Is Jain square is desiring jainism to spread in such a way?”
You have said main principle of Jainism is to educate people and I feel that is exactly what I am doing.
Ashish
ATUL H SHETH. MUMBAI
June 6, 2012 at 3:23 pm
“Antaraya Karama” as above is explained in Group wise very wel., But still we insist, if U upload the same in GUJARATI. we will be highly thankful to you.