Fwd: Definition of Nitya- and Naimittika-karmas

[विश्वासो वासुकेयः]

अपि समाधानं लब्धम् भवता?

आपस्तम्बगृह्यसूत्रेषु "निमित्तावेक्षाणि नैमित्तिकानि" +इति सूत्रं वर्तते। (अस्मिन् पृष्ठे ऽन्तिमम् । )

"यानि **नैमित्तिकानि** कर्माणि, तानि निमित्तम् अवेक्ष्य तद् अनन्तरम् एव कर्तव्यानि, न तत्र +उदगयनाद्य्-अपेक्षा ।" इति तत्र हरदत्तस्य व्याख्यानम्।  "आग्रयणातिथ्य-सीमन्तादीनि" इति सुदर्शनसूरेर् उदाहरणम्। 

तेन, कल्पशास्त्रपरिभाषया सीमन्तोन्नयनाख्यं कर्म नैमित्तिकम्, न नित्यम्।

किन्तु, "नित्यकर्म-काम्यकर्मे"ति विभागान्तरं शास्त्रान्तरे विद्यते। तादृशशास्त्रस्य परिधौ तु सीमन्तोन्नयनादिकं नित्यम् इत्य् उच्यते। 

शास्त्रानुसारम् परिभाषार्थभेदा जायन्ते।  

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From: Damodara Dasa <Unknown>
Date: Thursday, 25 November, 2021 at 9:35:35 pm UTC+5:30
Subject: Definition of Nitya- and Naimittika-karmas
To: bvparishat <Unknown>

Hare Krishna.

Respected Vidvaj-janas,
Pranams.

Nitya-karmas are often identified by saying that not following them
there is pratyavaya. Another idea is that nitya karmas are performed
not for any reward but only as a duty. Another idea is that
nitya-karmas are daily activities.

Naimittika karmas are those karmas that are to be performed when
certain nimitta is produced. Another idea is that naimittika-karmas
are those works that are not performed daily but occasionally; like
every week, or every 15 days, or once in a lifetime, or not regularly.

I wanted to get some wholesome idea of definitions of nitya and
naimittika karmas that covers all these and any other considerations.
Is there any Sanskrit work that specifically discusses this matter in
detail (not in bits)?

Can duties that are not daily duties be nitya-karmas just because
there is pratyavaya mentioned for not performing them? For instance,
is Ekadasi nitya karma or naimittika karma? Are samskaras (according
to one's varna) nitya- or naimittika-karmas?

Thank you,
Hari Guru Vaisnava das,
damodara das

[विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki)]

श्रीमाता वेङ्कटेश्वरेणेत्थम् प्रेषितम् -

I saw a discussion on nitya naimittika kaamya karmAs in Google group.
The best definition I have found so far is from Dharma Sindhu which goes as follows :

नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं चेति ।
नियतनिमित्ते विहितं नित्यं यथा दर्शादि।
अनियतनिमित्ते विहितं नैमित्तिकं यथा पुत्रजन्मादिषु ।
फलकामनोपाधिकं काम्यं यथा स्वर्गादिकामनायां कृत्तिकादिनक्षत्रे च ।

I have taken the meaning of नियत as periodic/ repetitive.
You may share as appropriate.

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आपको यह संदश इसलिए मिला है क्योंकि आपने Google समूह के "kalpa-prayoga" समूह की सदस्यता ली है.
इस समूह की सदस्यता खत्म करने और इससे ईमेल पाना बंद करने के लिए, kalpa-prayog...@googlegroups.com को ईमेल भेजें.
वेब पर यह चर्चा देखने के लिए, https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/kalpa-prayoga/bd1ad7af-a497-4492-a165-469e5e6676c6n%40googlegroups.com पर जाएं.

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Vishvas /विश्वासः