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## First Karma Granth
(1) Devanupurvi,
(3) Tiryanchanupurvi
(2) Manushyanupurvi,
and
(4) Narakanupurvi.
The Karma which, by its arising, causes a living being in the state of Vigraha-Gati to travel through the series of celestial regions and reach its destination, is called Anupurvi Karma.
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The power to move is present in both the Jiva and the Pudgala. Therefore, both participate in the movement, being the cause. But here, the focus is mainly on the movement of the Jiva.
The natural movement of the Jiva is according to the series. The line of celestial regions is called a series. This movement of the Jiva is of two types - Riju and Vakra. In Riju-Gati, the Jiva does not need to make any new effort while transferring, because when it leaves its previous body, it receives the velocity generated by the previous body, and with that velocity, without any new effort, like an arrow released from a bow, it reaches its new location directly. The other movement is Vakra, which is curved. Therefore, while moving with this movement, the Jiva needs a new effort. Because the effort generated by the previous body works only up to the point where the Jiva needs to turn. In both these types of movements, the movement of a liberated Jiva is only Riju-Gati, and the movement of a worldly Jiva is both Riju and Vakra.
When the worldly Jiva moves to take on a body in another existence after leaving the body of this existence, that is, when the Jiva in the state of Vigraha-Gati moves, then according to the series of celestial regions...