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## Gommatasara Karmakanda-142
**Special Meaning:** The power (competitors) of the obstructing karmas, namely, Jnanavarana, Darshanavarana, Mohaniya, and Antaraya, are of four types, similar to the metaphors of creeper, wood, bone, and rock. Just as the creeper, etc., have increasing hardness in order, similarly, these karma competitors, i.e., the groups of karma-vargana, have increasing power in giving their fruits in order.
The competitors from the creeper part to the infinite parts of the wood part are Desha-ghati, because even when they arise, the qualities of the soul remain manifest in one part. And the competitors from one part of the wood part without the remaining many parts to the rock part are Sarva-ghati, because when they arise, not even a part of the soul's qualities is manifest, or the full qualities are not manifest. For example, where even a part of Avadhi-jnana is not manifest, there the Sarva-ghati competitors of Avadhi-jnana-avarana should be known to have arisen. And where Avadhi-jnana and Avadhi-jnana-avarana are both found, there the Desha-ghati competitors of Avadhi-jnana-avarana should be known to have arisen. Similarly, this statement should be understood in other natures as well. Now, we will explain the special feature in the Mithyatva nature:
**Verse 181:**
> Deso-utti have sammam tatto daru anantime missam.
> Sesha ananta-bhaga attishila-phatya micche.
**Meaning:** All the competitors from the creeper part of Darshan-mohaniya karma to one part of the infinite parts of the wood part are of the Samyak-tva nature. And the competitors from one part of the wood part without the remaining many parts, divided into infinite parts, and the lowest one part of them, are of the Misra nature. And the competitors from one part without the remaining many parts of the wood part to the bone part and the rock part are of the Sarva-ghati Mithyatva nature.
**Special Meaning:** Suppose the competitors of the power of the parts of Darshan-mohaniya karma are 120, and the number of infinite is considered 4. The competitors of the power of the creeper part are 8, the competitors of the wood part are 16, the competitors of the bone part are 32, and the competitors of the rock part are 64. That is, 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 = 120, these are the competitors of the power of the parts of Darshan-mohaniya karma. Out of these, how much will the Mithyatva nature get? How much will the Misra get? How much will the Samyak-tva nature get? The creeper part's 8 + the infinite part of the wood part, i.e., 16 x 4 = 4, thus 8 + 4 = 12 parts will go to the Samyak-tva nature. The Misra nature will get 16 x 4 = 12 parts, which was the remaining part of the wood part, and its infinite part, i.e., 12 x 64 = 3 parts. The Mithyatva nature will get 9 parts remaining from the wood part, and the competitors of the power of the parts of the bone part, 32, and the competitors of the rock part, 64, combined (9 + 32 + 64 = 105) competitors will be obtained.