Karma in Sanskrit means ‘action’ or the executed "deed", "work", "action", or "act", and it is also the "object", the "intent". Karma contrasts with another Sanskrit word kriya . The word kriya is the activity along with the steps and effort in action, while karma is the executed action as a consequence of that activity. Bhagwad Gita mentions about action as ‘ good or bad’. Thus good karma produces good effect on the doer, while bad karma produces bad effect, both resulting in one's happiness and unhappiness. The effect of karma need not be immediate; the effect of karma can be later in one's current life, and in according to some it extends to future lives. Bhagwad Geeta, a ...