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1775. [1] How many karma-prakritis (types of karmas) are there, O Lord? Gautama! Eight karma-prakritis are enumerated, namely, jnanavaraniiya (knowledge-obscuring) up to antaraaya (obstructive).
[1775-1 Q.] Bhagavan! How many karma-prakritis are propounded? [1775-1 A.] Gautama! Eight karma-prakritis are propounded, namely, jnanavaraniiya up to antaraaya.
[2] Similarly, for the nairayikas (hell-beings) up to the vaimaanikas (celestial beings).
[1775-2] In the same way, the karma-prakritis exist for the nairayikas up to the vaimaanikas.
1776. O Lord! When a jiva (living being) experiences the jnanavaraniiya karma, how many karma-prakritis does it bind? Gautama! It binds either seven-fold, eight-fold, six-fold, or one-fold.
[1776 Q.] Bhagavan! When a jiva experiences the jnanavaraniiya karma, how many karma-prakritis does it bind? [1776 A.] Gautama! It binds either seven-fold, eight-fold, six-fold, or one-fold.
1777. [1] O Lord! When a nairayika (hell-being) experiences the jnanavaraniiya karma, how many karma-prakritis does it bind? Gautama! It binds either seven-fold or eight-fold.
[1777-1 Q.] Bhagavan! When a nairayika experiences the jnanavaraniiya karma, how many karma-prakritis does it bind? [1777-1 A.] Gautama! It binds either seven-fold or eight-fold.
[2] Similarly, up to the vaimaanikas (celestial beings). However, for the human, it is as stated for the general jiva (in Sutra 1776).
[1777-2] In the same way, (from the asura-kumara up to the bhavana-pati) up to the vaimaanikas should be known. However, the statement for the human is similar to that of the general jiva (as mentioned in Sutra 1776).
1778. O Lord! When jivas (living beings) experience the jnanavaraniiya karma, how many karma-prakritis do they bind? Gautama! It may be: (1) seven-fold binding and eight-fold binding, or (2) seven-fold binding, eight-fold binding, and six-fold binding, or (3) seven-fold binding, one-fold binding, and six-fold binding, or (4) seven-fold binding, one-fold binding, and eight-fold binding.