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## Five Great Vows and Liberation
**5. Further describing the nature of liberation:**
**Verse 247:**
* **Rāgī bandhati karmāṇi mucchati jīvo virāgasampannaḥ. Eṣa jinopadeśaḥ samāsataḥ bandhamokṣayoḥ.**
* **Translation:** The passionate being binds karma, but the liberated being, endowed with dispassion, is freed from karma. This is the essence of the Jina's teaching on bondage and liberation.
**Explanation:** The passionate being, driven by attachment, accumulates karma. However, the liberated being, free from attachment, is freed from the bondage of karma. This is the concise teaching of the Jina on the nature of bondage and liberation.
**Verse 248:**
* **Nava ca padārthā ete jinadiṣṭā varṇitā mayā tattvāḥ. Tatra bhavet yā śaṅkā darśanaghatī bhavatī eṣaḥ.**
* **Translation:** These nine principles, as taught by the Jina, have been explained by me in their true nature. Any doubt that arises regarding them is a destroyer of right faith.
**Explanation:** The nine principles taught by the Jina have been explained in their true nature. Any doubt that arises regarding these principles is a destructive force for right faith.
**Verse 249:**
* **Trividhā ca bhavatī kāṅkṣā iha paraloke tathā kudharme ca. Trividham api yaḥ na kuryāt darśanaśuddhim upagataḥ saḥ.**
* **Translation:** There are three types of desires: for worldly possessions in this life, for worldly possessions in the next life, and for evil deeds. One who has attained purity of faith does not engage in any of these three.
**Explanation:** There are three types of desires: for worldly possessions in this life, for worldly possessions in the next life, and for evil deeds. One who has attained purity of faith does not engage in any of these three.