Punya means merit or virtuous karma—the positive force that helps the soul move toward liberation. Punya-anubandhi punya is a way of saying that merit can be connected with or give rise to further merit. In Jain thought, virtuous actions create punya, and that punya can lead to additional beneficial results in future lives, continuing the karmic cycle until final liberation.

• In short: punya (merit) begets more punya; there can be a linked chain of meritorious effects.
• Different Jain traditions (Digambar and Shwetambar) sometimes describe the details of how these meritorious karmas fructify, but the core idea remains that virtuous deeds generate enduring merit that shapes future destinies.

If you’d like, I can offer a brief, systematized outline of how punya and its fruit are treated in Jain scriptures, with the traditional terms and a simple example.