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## The Sutra Kritanga Sutra - Freed from the Bondage of Desire
**The one who is filled with the fruits of his actions is forever freed from them.** For birth, old age, and death are only for those who have accumulated karma over hundreds of births. But the soul who has conquered himself, who has blocked the doors of inflow, and who has no remaining karma, is not subject to birth, old age, or death. He is forever free because he has stopped the inflow.
**Among the inflows, the most prominent is the attachment to women.** Therefore, the Sutrakar emphasizes it, saying: Just as the wind, constantly moving, flowing without stopping, overcomes the flames of fire, so too does the soul who has conquered himself overcome women in the human world. He is not bound by them because he understands their nature and knows the fruit of conquering them.
**It is said that women bind men through their smiles, gestures, glances, coquetry, pride, shyness, averted gazes, half-glances, speech, jealousy, quarrels, and playful banter.** They cause division between brothers and relatives. Many kings, driven by insatiable desire, have waged wars for women, leading to the destruction of their dynasties.
**By understanding the nature of women, the soul who has conquered himself overcomes them.** He is not conquered by them.
**Here, a doubt arises: Why is the inflow of attachment to women emphasized, and not the other inflows like violence? Why are the other inflows not indicated through the example of violence?**
**The answer is:** Some philosophers do not consider sexual indulgence to be an inflow. They argue that eating meat, drinking alcohol, and sexual indulgence are natural tendencies, but abstaining from them is highly beneficial. To refute this view, the inflow of attachment to women is presented. It indicates all other inflows.
**Alternatively, the religion of the Tirthankaras between the first and last Tirthankara was based on the four vows, but in the time of Mahavira, the religion is based on the five vows.** This is why the attachment to women is mentioned here.
**Or, the other vows are flawed, but this vow is flawless.** This is why the attachment to women, the fourth inflow, is taken as an example.
**Or, all vows are equal.** If one is refuted, all are refuted. Therefore, there is no fault in taking any one as an example.
**To show the fruit of stopping the inflow of attachment to women, the Sutrakar says:**
**"Those who do not indulge in women, they are the ones who are liberated. They are free from bondage and do not desire life."** (Sutra Kritanga Sutra 9)
**Commentary:** Those who do not indulge in women, they are the ones who are liberated. They are free from bondage and do not desire life.