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The distinction of the original nature (Mūlaprakṛti-bheda) refers to the karmic particles that are grasped by the living being (jīva), which subsequently yield karmic results. This means that at the same moment, four divisions are created within them, and those divisions represent the types of bondage (bandha). For example, when the grass and similar substances consumed by a goat, cow, buffalo, etc., are transformed into milk, the nature of sweetness is established within it; a temporal limit is formed so that this sweetness can persist in that state for a certain duration; this sweetness also possesses characteristics such as intensity and mildness, and alongside this, a physical result from the milk is also produced. Similarly, in the karmic particles grasped by the living being and receiving synthesis in their regions, four divisions are created. These divisions correspond to nature (prakṛti), state (stithi), experience (anubhava), and region (pradeśa).
1. The nature that arises in karmic particles, such as obstructing knowledge, hindering vision, providing pleasure and pain, is known as nature-bondage (prakṛti-bandha).
2. Along with the establishment of this nature, a temporal limit is formed within the particles, indicating that it will not diminish for a certain period; this formation of a temporal limit is known as state-bondage (stithi-bandha).
3. Alongside the establishment of nature, features that induce intense or mild experiences are bound within it, which is called experience-bondage (anubhava-bandha).
4. Upon being grasped, the karmic particles, transformed into different natures, get divided according to their intrinsic characteristics into specific amounts; this division of amounts is known as region-bondage (pradeśa-bandha).
Among these four types of bondage, the first and the last are dependent on yoga, as the gradation of nature and region bondage relies on the gradation of yoga. The second and third types depend on kṣāya (passions), as the intensity and mildness of kṣāya determine the variations in state and experience bondage.
5. The distinction of the original nature (Mūlaprakṛti-bheda) encompasses knowledge-obscuring (jñānāvaraṇa), vision-obscuring (darśanāvaraṇa), experiential (vedanīya), deluding (mohanīya), life-span (āyuṣka), name (nāma), clan (gotra), and obstructive (antarāya).
The first among these, namely the nature-bondage, includes knowledge-obscuring, vision-obscuring, experiential, deluding, life-span, name, clan, and obstructive aspects.
Through specific resoluteness, when a living being grasps a certain amount of karmic particles at one time, various natures arise simultaneously according to the diversity of resolute power. These natures are invisible; however, their enumeration can be performed based on their effects on actions affecting one or many living beings.