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## Verse 134-135
**Verse 134**
**Sanjna/185.**
**5. Sanjna-Prarupanaadhikaara**
The characteristics and types of Sanjna are: "Those which cause the Jiva to experience terrible suffering in this world, and those which cause the Jiva to experience terrible suffering in both the worlds, even when they are consumed, are the four Sanjnas."
**Explanation:**
Due to being afflicted by desires for food, etc., the Jiva experiences terrible suffering, i.e., the three types of suffering, in this world. By consuming the desired object, the Jiva experiences intense suffering in this world and the next world, i.e., in both the worlds. These worldly desires (Sanjnas) are four: Aahaara Sanjna, Bhaya Sanjna, Maithuna Sanjna, and Parigraha Sanjna. Here, desire is called Sanjna. Desire is the cause of great suffering in this world and the next.
**Verse 135**
**The characteristics of 'Aahaara Sanjna' are:** "Seeing food, using it, the stomach being empty, and the stimulation of the Asataavedaniya Karma, which is the opposite of the Saataavedaniya Karma, are the causes of Aahaara Sanjna."
**Explanation:**
The craving or desire for food is called Aahaara Sanjna. This Aahaara Sanjna arises due to the combination of internal and external causes. The internal cause is the three-fold rise and stimulation of the Asataavedaniya Karma, which is the opposite of the Saataavedaniya Karma. The external causes are: 1. The emptiness of the stomach, because when the stomach is empty, hunger arises and there is a desire for food. 2. Seeing various types of delicious and beautiful food, drink, etc., creates a desire for them. 3. The memory of having consumed delicious and beautiful food, drink, etc., in the past, also leads to the rise of Aahaara Sanjna.