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## Twenty-Third Karma-Pad:
**Ten Types of Experiences of the Jnanavaran Karma: What, Why, and How?**
The original text describes ten types of experiences of the Jnanavaran Karma, starting with Shrotravaran. Shrotravaran means the covering of the Shrotrendriya (sense organ of hearing) related to Kshayopa-sham (attainment). Shrotravijnana-avaran means the covering of the use of the Shrotrendriya. Similarly, one should understand the covering of attainment (Kshayopa-sham) and use of each sense organ.
Among these, one-sense beings (Ekendriya) usually have a covering of attainment and use related to the sense organs of hearing, sight, smell, and taste. Two-sense beings (Dwiendriya) have a covering of attainment and use related to the sense organs of hearing, sight, and smell. Three-sense beings (Triendriya) have a covering of attainment and use related to the sense organs of hearing and sight. Four-sense beings (Chaturindriya) have a covering of attainment and use related to the sense organ of hearing. Those whose bodies are afflicted with leprosy or other diseases have a covering of attainment and use related to the sense organ of touch. Those who are blind, deaf, mute, etc., from birth or later, should be understood to have a covering of attainment and use related to the sense organs of sight, hearing, etc.
The covering of attainment and use of the sense organs arises either by itself or due to the arising of the Jnanavaran Karma, which is stimulated by others. Explaining this fact, the scriptures say: "Jan vevei poggalan va itiyadi," meaning: "The knowledge or the culmination of knowledge is obstructed by the impact of a piece of wood, a sword, or other such Pudgalas thrown by others or capable of striking, or by many Pudgalas capable of obstructing knowledge, or by the consumption of food or drink that has a counterproductive effect, or by the experience of the natural effects of cold, heat, sunlight, etc., which cause damage to the sense organs, leading to the obstruction of the culmination of knowledge, due to which the being is unable to know the knowable objects within the range of the sense organs."
This explains the relative arising of the Jnanavaran Karma. After this, the scriptures also explain the absolute arising: "Due to the arising of the Jnanavaran Karma Pudgalas, the being is unable to know what is knowable, even though there is a desire to know, or even though they were able to know before, they are unable to know after the arising of the Jnanavaran Karma, or the knowledge of the being is obliterated (lost) due to the arising of the Jnanavaran Karma. This is the nature of the Jnanavaran Karma."
**Nine Types of Experiences of the Darshanavaran Karma: Cause, Type, and Arising**
The causes of the experiences of the Darshanavaran Karma are the same as those mentioned for the experiences of the Jnanavaran Karma, namely, bound, touched, etc. These experiences are of nine types, whose nature is described in two verses as follows:
"Suh-padiboha niha, niha-nidda ya dukkha-padiboha. Payala hoi thiyassa u, payala-payala ya chakamato ||1|| Thi-na-giddi pun aisankili-ttha-kammanaveyane hoi. Mahani-dda din-chintiya-vaavara-pasahani payam //2//"
**Note:** The above translation preserves the Jain terms and provides a brief explanation of their meaning. For a deeper understanding, it is recommended to consult original Jain scriptures and commentaries.