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## Gommatasara Karmakanda-317
Now, to explain the presence of *sattva* (essence) in the paths of motion, etc., the defining sutra says:
**Tiryage na titthasattā, nirayādisu tiya caukka cau tinni. Āuṇi hoti sattā, sesaṁ oghadādu jāṇejjo. ||345||**
**Meaning:** In the *tiryanch* (animal) path, there is no essence of the *tirthankara* nature. In the hell path, there is essence of the suffering hell being, and the bound *tiryanch*, human, and divine beings, but not the divine being. In the *tiryanch* path, there is essence of the suffering *tiryanch* being, and the bound hell, *tiryanch*, human, and divine beings. In the human path, there is essence of the suffering human being, and the bound hell, *tiryanch*, human, and divine beings. In the divine path, there is essence of the suffering divine being, and the bound *tiryanch* and human beings. The essence of the remaining natures is to be known as in the *gunasthanas* (stages of qualities). (The one who is experiencing the *jiva* is called the suffering being, and the one whose bondage is destined to arise in the future is called the bound being.)
Then, the presence of *sattva* in the hell, *tiryanch*, and human paths is explained in two verses:
**Oghaṁ vā jeraie, ṇa surāu titthamasthi tadayothi. Chattititti maṇussāu, tiryie oghaṁ ṇa titthayaraṁ. ||346||**
**Evaṁ pañchatiryakhe, puṇṇidare ṇasthi nirayadevāu. Oghaṁ maṇusatiyesuvi apuṇṇage puṇ apuṇṇeva. ||347||**
**Meaning:** In the hell path, the essence is to be known as in the *gunasthanas*, but there is no essence of the divine being, therefore, there are 147 natures eligible for *sattva*. The essence of the *tirthankara* nature is only up to the third hell, and the essence of the human being is only up to the sixth hell. In the *tiryanch* path, the essence is also to be known as in the *gunasthanas*, but there is no essence of the *tirthankara* nature, therefore, there are 147 natures eligible for *sattva*. ||346||
Similarly, in the five types of *tiryanch*, the essence is to be known generally, but specifically, in the *labdhyaparyāpta* (those who have attained their full potential) *tiryanch*, there is no essence of the hell or divine being. In the three types of humans, the essence is to be understood as in the *gunasthanas*, but in the *labdhyaparyāpta* human, like the *labdhyaparyāpta* *tiryanch*, there is no essence of the hell, divine being, or *tirthankara* nature, therefore, there are 145 natures eligible for *sattva*. ||347||
**Special Meaning:** In the hell path, the natures eligible for *sattva* are 147, excluding the divine being. In the three hells of *dharma*, etc., the natures eligible for *sattva* are 147. There are four *gunasthanas*, etc. In the *mithyātva* *gunasthan* (stage of false belief), there is no absence of *sattva*, there is *sattva* of 147 natures, and there is no *satyavyuchchitti* (separation from truth). In the *sāsādana* *gunasthan* (stage of acquiring), there is absence of *sattva* of the two *āhārakas* (food-givers) and the *tirthankara* nature, and *sattva* of 144 natures, and there is no *vyuchchitti*. In the *miśra* *gunasthan* (stage of mixed), there is absence of *sattva* of 5...