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## Verse 233: Explanation of the Destruction of the Karma of Conduct and the Diminishing of the Passions
**[This verse is a single root verse, bound to the time of diminished delusion.]**
**[This is the explanation of the verse.]** (179) What are the specific actions of the remaining karmas, such as the knowledge-obscuring karma, when the passions are diminished? And how are the actions of destruction (kshapana), non-destruction (akshapana), bondage (bandha), arising (udaya), and depletion (nirjara) of these karmas? ||232||
**[This verse is a single collection root verse, worthy of explanation.]** **[This is the explanation of the verse.]** (180) The destruction of delusion is to be understood in relation to the actions of transition (samkramana), refraction (apavartana), and refinement (krusti-kshapana). These actions of destruction are to be understood in relation to the karmas that are to be destroyed, in due order. ||233||
**Explanation:** This root verse should be understood in the same way as the eleven verses related to refinement. Here, only six specific actions should be mentioned: 1) destruction of the state (sthiti-ghata), 2) the state of being (sthiti-sattva), 3) arising (udaya), 4) stimulation (udirana), 5) destruction of the state-section (sthiti-kandaka-ghata), and 6) destruction of the section-section (anubhaga-kandaka-ghata). The word "destruction" (kshapana) refers to the destruction of the remaining three destructive karmas when the passions are diminished. The word "non-destruction" (akshapana) refers to the absence of the destruction of the four non-destructive karmas in the twelfth stage of spiritual development. The word "bondage" (bandha) refers to the absence of the bondage of the karmas in the state (sthiti-bandha), section (anubhaga-bandha), and region (pradesa-bandha). The word "arising" (udaya) refers to the arising of the natural bondage (prakriti-bandha) and stimulation. The word "depletion" (nirjara) refers to the depletion of the series of qualities (guna-shreni) due to the diminishing of the passions and the purification of the soul. Thus, these are the meanings that should be considered in this root verse.
**Explanation:** This collection verse explains the process of destruction of the karmas of conduct, which are to be destroyed, in due order. Therefore, it is called a collection verse.
**[What is the name of this collection?]** This collection is called "the collection of the explanation of the karmas of conduct, which are to be destroyed, in detail, in the beginning, in the form of the destruction of the previous karmas, with the acceptance of the previous karmas, and with the acceptance of the previous karmas, in the form of the destruction of the previous karmas." Therefore, the root verse that summarizes the previous verses is called a "collection root verse." Jayadharmasuri.