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## Fourth Study: Pratikraman
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**What should be conquered?**
**Samjnasutra:**
Desire in beings is called Samjna. Samjna also means 'consciousness'. In the present context, when the power of consciousness becomes tainted by the arising of Mohaniya and Asata Vedaniya karma, it is called 'Samjna'.
Shri Pannavan's eighth verse describes ten types of Samjna. Sixteen distinctions are also outlined in many sutras. The original distinctions are four: 1. Ahar, 2. Bhay, 3. Maithun, 4. Parigraha.
1. **Ahar Samjna:** Ahar Samjna arises due to four reasons: 1. Empty stomach, 2. Arising of Kshudha Vedaniya, 3. Seeing food, and 4. Thinking about food.
2. **Bhay Samjna:** Bhay Samjna arises due to four reasons: 1. Impatience, 2. Arising of Bhay-Moh, 3. Seeing an object that causes fear, 4. Thinking about fear. The feeling of fear that arises in the soul due to the arising of Bhay Mohaniya is Bhay Mohaniya.
3. **Maithun Samjna:** The sensation of Ved Moh Uday is called Maithun Samjna. It also arises due to four reasons: 1. Strengthening the body, 2. Arising of Ved Mohaniya karma, 3. Seeing a woman, etc., and 4. Thinking about sexual pleasure.
4. **Parigraha Samjna:** The desire to accumulate or the awakening of greed due to the arising of Lobh Mohaniya is Parigraha Samjna. It also has four causes: 1. Increasing possessiveness, 2. Arising of Lobh Mohaniya, 3. Seeing wealth, and 4. Thinking about acquiring wealth.
**Vikathasutra:**
Conduct that contaminates restraint and meaningless conversation is called Vikatha. I refrain from any excess caused by the four types of Vikatha: Streekatha, Bhaktakatha, Deshkath, and Rajakath. (For a female seeker, it is appropriate to speak about male stories).
1. **Streekatha:** A certain woman from a certain country, caste, and family is beautiful or ugly. She wears very beautiful clothes and jewelry. She also sings very beautifully. Such thoughts are considered to be a cause of excess because they can lead to defects in vows like Brahmacharya.
2. **Bhaktakatha:** Bhaktakatha is of four types based on Aavap, Nirvap, Aarambh, and Nishtan: 1. Ahar Samjna, 2. Bhay Samjna, 3. Maithun Samjna, 4. Parigraha Samjna, 5. Krodh Samjna, 6. Man Samjna, 7. Maya Samjna, 8. Lobh Samjna, 9. Lok Samjna, 10. Ogh Samjna.