Types and effects of merits and demerits

Life is full of karma. Consequence of karma is inevitable. The consequence of a virtuous karma is merit, which in turn brings happiness; whereas, consequence of a bad karma is demerit, which in turn brings sorrow. This Holy text provides valuable guidance on various reasons for incurring and not incurring demerits, atonement karmās, importance of increasing merits and karmās that generate merit. This Holy text also discusses in detail what should be done to avoid the effects of karma.