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## Gommatasar Karmakanda - 173
**Meaning:**
The **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** (highest region binding) of **āyukarma** (life-span karma) is done by beings in the first to seventh **guṇasthāna** (stages of spiritual progress), excluding the third **guṇasthāna**. The **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** of **mohaniyakarma** (delusion karma) is done by beings in the ninth **guṇasthāna**. The **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** of the remaining karmas - **jñānāvaraṇa** (knowledge obscuring karma), **darśanāvaraṇa** (perception obscuring karma), **vedanīya** (sensory karma), **nāma** (name karma), **gotra** (lineage karma), and **antarāya** (hindrance karma) - is done by beings in the **sūkṣmasāmprāya guṇasthāna** (subtle subtle stage), who possess **utkṛṣṭayoga** (highest yoga). In these three stages, beings with **alpāprākṛtibandha** (lesser nature binding) perform the **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** of the above-mentioned **mūlaprākṛti** (root natures).
**Special Meaning:**
Beings in the **sūkṣmasāmprāya guṇasthāna** who possess **utkṛṣṭayoga** and bind **jñānāvaraṇa**, **darśanāvaraṇa**, **antarāya**, **nāma**, **gotra**, and **vedanīya** (six karmas) are the **upaśāmaka** (pacifying) or **kṣapaka** (destroying) **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandhaka** (highest region binder) of these six karmas. Beings in the four **gati** (paths of existence) with five senses, **mithyādṛṣṭi** (false belief) or **samyagdṛṣṭi** (right belief), who possess **utkṛṣṭayoga** and bind seven types of karmas, are the **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandhaka** of **mohaniyakarma**. Beings in the four **gati** with five senses, **mithyādṛṣṭi** or **samyagdṛṣṭi**, who possess **utkṛṣṭayoga** and bind eight types of karmas, are the **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandhaka** of **āyukarma**.
**āyukarma** is not bound in the **samyagmithyātva** (mixed) **guṇasthāna** and its binding is destroyed in the **apramatta** (non-negligent) **guṇasthāna**. Therefore, the **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** of **āyukarma** is possible only in the six **guṇasthāna** - **mithyātva** (false belief), **sāsādana** (enjoyment), **asanyata** (uncontrolled), **deśasanyata** (controlled in conduct), **pramatta** (negligent), and **apramatta**.
Further, the ownership of the **utkṛṣṭapradeśa** (highest region) in the **uttaraprakṛti** (higher natures) is described in three verses:
**Verse 212:**
"Seventy **suhumasārāga** (subtle passions), five **aṇiya** (atoms) in the **deśa** (region), three **tidiya** (third). This is the **vidiyaka** (knowledge) **sāya** (group), and it is said to be the **utkṛṣṭapradeśa**."
**Verse 213:**
"Six **sāya** (groups) of **ṇiddāpaya** (sleep), **lātittha** (standing), **sammgo** (right conduct), **yajadī** (sacrifices). **Sammo** (right conduct), **vāmo** (left conduct), thirteen **ṇarasura** (human and celestial beings), **āū** (life), **asāda** (enjoyment)."
**Verse 214:**
"**Deva** (celestial beings), **caukka** (four), **vajja** (strong), **samacaura** (equal four), **saththagamana** (good conduct), **subhagatiya** (good destiny). **Āhāra** (food), **appamatto** (non-negligent), **sesapade** (remaining stages), **ukkaddo** (destruction), **micchho** (false)."
**Explanation:**
The **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** of seventeen **prākṛti** (natures) - **jñānāvaraṇa** (5), **darśanāvaraṇa** (4), **antarāya** (5), **yaśa** (fame), **kīrti** (reputation), **ucchgotra** (high lineage), and **sāptāvedanīya** (seven sensory karmas) - occurs in the **sūkṣmasāmprāya guṇasthāna**. The **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** of five **prākṛti** - **puruṣaved** (knowledge of the soul) and four **sañcalana** (agitation) **kṣaya** (passions) - occurs in the **anivṛttikaraṇa guṇasthāna**. The **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** of four **prākṛti** - **pratyākhyāna** (rejection) **kṣaya** - occurs in the **deśavirata guṇasthāna**. The **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** of four **prākṛti** - **apratyākhyāna** (non-rejection) **kṣaya** - occurs in the **asanyata guṇasthāna**. The **utkṛṣṭapradeśabandh** of six **prākṛti** - **hāsyādi** (laughter, etc.) - occurs in the **asanyata guṇasthāna**.
**Note:**
This translation preserves the Jain terms as requested. The text is a commentary on the **Gommatasar** (a Jain scripture), specifically focusing on the **karmakāṇḍa** (section on karma).