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Gommatsar Karmakanda - 489
**Statements related to Tirthankaras and Aharakdvikas**
**525.** The Tirthankara, by nature, binds both the hellish and human realms, while the five-fold-state beings, including the un-restrained, bind both the human and divine realms. Only the restrained beings bind the Aharakdvikas or the Tirthankaras along with the Aharakdvikas, up to the sixth stage of non-diligence and non-previous-action, not the other realms.
**Now, the fixed natures of the Name Karma are stated:**
**526.** The nine fixed natures of Name Karma are: Taijasa, Karman, Aguru, Laghu, Upadhata, Nirman, Sparsa, Rasa, and Varna. Each of these nine natures binds one of the nine pairs (Tras-Sthavar, Badar-Sukshma, Paryapt-Aparyapt, Pratyek-Sadharan, Sthir-Asthir, Shubh-Ashubh, Subhag-Dur Bhag, Aadey-Anaadey, Yashaskirti-Ayashaskirti) without the voice. Therefore, these nine natures, along with the four realms, five castes, three bodies (excluding Taijasa and Karman), six establishments, and four previous actions, bind one nature each, making a total of 23 natures (9+9+5) that bind all beings in general.
**527.** When a human being binds with the animal realm, along with the natures, it binds one nature each from the six consolidations and the limbs and organs. When it binds with Tras and Paryapt, it binds one nature each from the good voice-bad voice and the praiseworthy-unpraiseworthy types of destiny.
**528.** All beings who bind with Paryapt are eligible for the binding of exhalation and Upadhata. The natures of Atapudyot, Tirthankara, and Aharakdvikas are also eligible for binding, as stated in verse 525.