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## 236] Sarvarthasiddhi
[5137 $ 598] If all were to remain in a separate form due to [the principle of] kत्वात्, then, according to the stated law, upon binding, the karma of jñāna-āvaraṇa etc. would become established as a state like the tri-sāgara, koṭi-koṭi-cādi etc. It would remain so. But, upon binding by the stated law, the karma of jñāna-āvaraṇa etc. becomes established as a state like the tri-sāgara, koṭi-koṭi-cādi etc.
**Special Meaning:** Here, the question of how one atom etc. binds with another atom etc. has been considered. Rough and smooth are opposing qualities. That which has the smooth quality does not have the rough quality, and that which has the rough quality does not have the smooth quality. These qualities are the cause of binding. But, this does not mean that the mere harmony of rough and smooth qualities is the cause of binding, because if that were the case, then not a single pudgala atom could remain unbound. Therefore, it has been explained here through the law of vidhi-niṣedha which pudgala atoms etc. bind with each other and which do not. Those pudgala-āṇus which have the smooth and rough qualities with a low potency do not bind. Similarly, when there is equality of qualities, then the similar ones do not bind, but only those pudgala atoms etc. which have two or more qualities bind with those pudgala atoms etc. which have two or fewer qualities. This is the rule: binding occurs between those with the smooth quality and those with the smooth quality, between those with the rough quality and those with the rough quality, and between those with the smooth quality and those with the rough quality. According to this, the following arrangement results:
| **Serial No.** | **Quality Share** | **Similar Binding** | **Dissimilar Binding** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low + Low | No | No |
| 2 | Low + One or more than one higher than low | No | Higher than low + Equal to higher than low |
| 3 | Higher than low + One more than higher than low | No | Higher than low + Two or more than two higher than low |
| 4 | Higher than low + Two or more than two higher than low | No | Higher than low + Three or more than three higher than low |
| 5 | Higher than low + Three or more than three higher than low | No | No |
| 6 | Higher than low + Four or more than four higher than low | No | No |
This binding arrangement, as stated in the Tattvārtha-sūtra, follows the Pravacana-sāra. The Pravacana-sāra also instructs on the binding arrangement in the same way, but the binding arrangement mentioned in the Vargaṇā-khaṇḍa of the Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama is slightly different. To understand this properly, a bracket is given below:
| **Serial No.** | **Quality Share** | **Similar Binding** | **Dissimilar Binding** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low + Low | No | No |
| 2 | Low + One or more than one higher than low | No | Higher than low + Equal to higher than low |
| 3 | Higher than low + One more than higher than low | No | Higher than low + Two or more than two higher than low |
| 4 | Higher than low + Two or more than two higher than low | No | Higher than low + Three or more than three higher than low |
| 5 | Higher than low + Three or more than three higher than low | No | No |
| 6 | Higher than low + Four or more than four higher than low | No | No |
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