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It is asked whether there is any such thing as a neuter gender. To this, the text says:
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Naraka-sammoochhina are neuter. ||50||
8359. Narakas will be discussed later. Those who are born in Narakas are called Narakas. Sammoochchhana is sammoochchha, those who have it are called sammoochchhina. Naraka and sammoochchhina are both called Naraka-sammoochchhina. Due to the arousal of the neuter knowledge of the four types of karma - charitra, moha, vikalpa, and nokashaya, and the arousal of the inauspicious karma, they become neither male nor female, but neuter. It is a rule that Naraka-sammoochchhina are only neuter. For there, there is no even slight amount of pleasure, even in the form of pleasant sounds, smells, sights, tastes, and touches, which are related to the objects of the mind, namely, women and men.
$ 360. If this is established, then it is understood that other beings in the cycle of birth and death are tri-linga, i.e., they have three genders. To explain this, where there is a complete absence of the neuter gender, the text says:
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Not the Devas. ||51||
8361. Devas experience the supreme pleasure of the male and female genders, which is related to the auspicious karma of good birth. Therefore, there are no neuters among them.
$ 362. Then, it is asked, what about the other beings? To this, the text says:
The rest are tri-veda. ||52||
8 363. Those who have three vedas are called tri-veda. What are these three vedas? They are femaleness, maleness, and neuterness. Are there three genders, or is there a separate rule for gender? To explain this, the next sutra says:
Naraka and sammoochchhina are neuter. ||50||
8359. We will discuss Narakas later. Those who are born in Narakas are called Narakas. Sammoochchhana is sammoochchha, those who have it are called sammoochchhina. The sutra uses the compound word Naraka-sammoochchhina, which means both Naraka and sammoochchhina. There are two types of charitra-moha karma: kapaya and nokashaya. The arousal of the neuter knowledge from the nokashaya karma and the arousal of the inauspicious karma cause the beings to become neither male nor female, but neuter. Here, it is important to understand that Naraka-sammoochchhina are only neuter. These beings do not experience even a slight amount of pleasure related to the objects of the mind, namely, women and men, which arises from pleasant sounds, smells, sights, tastes, and touches.
$ 360. If the neuter knowledge of the above beings is established, then it is understood that other beings in the cycle of birth and death are tri-linga, i.e., they have three genders. To explain this, where there is a complete absence of the neuter gender, the next sutra says:
Devas are not neuter. ||51||
$ 361. Devas experience the supreme pleasure of the male and female genders, which is related to the auspicious karma of good birth. Therefore, there are no neuters among them.
$ 362. To explain what about the other beings, the next sutra says:
The rest are tri-veda. ||52||
8363. Those who have three vedas are called tri-veda. The question arises: what are these three vedas? 1. masti, 2. sammoo, 3. tyantanapur, 4. neuter gender.