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## 350/Go. Sa. Jivakanda
**Verse 280-281**
**Doubt:** How can a one-sensed being, who is completely ignorant of the female and male states, have desires related to women and men?
**Solution:** No, because this statement is contradictory to the case of a young man who is completely ignorant of the female state and has grown up within the womb.
The three states of being (male, female, and neuter) occur sequentially, not simultaneously, because "state" is a synonym for "ved". Just as the intended passion (kṣaya) only lasts for a moment, so too, all states do not last for a single moment, because from birth to death, one state is experienced at a time.
The number of beings who have lost their state (apgatavedi) is infinite, according to the principle of substance (dravya).
**Verse 280-281**
**Explanation:** The above statement is made to explain the relative abundance and scarcity of states in the path of liberation (vedamarg). This statement is made in comparison to the five-sensed beings (tiryanch).
1. The neuter beings with a state (sanji napusakavedi) are the least numerous among all beings born in the womb (garbhaj).
2. The male beings with a state (sanji puruṣavedi) are numerous, according to the principle of countable multiplication (sankhyatgurane).
3. The female beings with a state (sanji strivedi) are numerous, according to the principle of countable multiplication (sankhyatgurane).
4. The neuter beings with a state (sanji napusakavedi) who have attained the state of complete liberation (sammuchchhim) are numerous, according to the principle of countable multiplication (sankhyatgurane).
5. The neuter beings with a state (sanji napusakavedi) who have not attained the state of complete liberation (sammuchchhim) are numerous, according to the principle of uncountable multiplication (asankhyatgurane).
6. The female beings with a state (sanji strivedi) and the male beings with a state (sanji puruṣavedi) who are born in the womb (garbhaj) are both equally numerous, according to the principle of uncountable multiplication (asankhyatgurane).
**Special Note:** The above statement is made to explain the relative abundance and scarcity of states in the path of liberation (vedamarg). This statement is made in comparison to the five-sensed beings (tiryanch).
1. Dhavla Purana 1, page 344.
2. Ghanla Purana 1, page 346.
3. Dhavla Purana 7, page 283.
4. Dhavla Purana 7, page 555, "Pachidiyatiriksh jogi esu payadi."