Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (3rd Bin)

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Ashok Kumar ji, thanks for your reply. I agree with the gist of what you are saying. Karma is dependant upon:

- Karta-conciousness. (and therefore the reverse being Akarta-karma described by Sri Krishna)
- Atma, or individual self, to accumulate the Karma.
- Karma-bhog binds the jiv into the cycle of life.
- Therefore the need of reincarnation to live out or Bhog the sanchit or accumulated Karma-phala.
- Concepts of Karma-Yoni (human) and Bhog-Yoni (all others)

Karma can be donated to the others and adopted from others too? Like King Bhagirath did for the moksha of his ancestors? He accepted the fate of his ancestors upon himself to live out their sanchit Karmas through the tapasya in his own life. No?

Also I agree that a nation is not like an individual, does not have a Jiv or Atma, therefore can not have Karma-sanchay, Karma-vivek (Karta-ness), Karma-phala and Karma-Bhog... But to some extent I also feel, a nation is still much like an individual....has a life, has a collective chitta, collective man, buddhi, ahankar, prana...though different from those of individuals...