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## First Karma Granth
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**Lower Sphere |** The verse explains the binding causes of both spheres. While explaining the binding causes of the higher sphere, it says that those beings who are **guna-prekshi**, meaning they are indifferent to the faults of a person and only see their virtues, are admirers of virtues; they are free from the eight types of **bheda** - **jatimad**, **kulamada**, **balamada**, **rupamada**, **shrutamada**, **aishwaryamada**, **labhamadad**, and **tapamada** - meaning they do not have pride in these things. They are always interested in reading and teaching **satsahitya** and are devoted to **Jinendra Bhagwan**, **Siddhas**, **Acharyas**, **Upadhyayas**, **Sadhus**, parents, and virtuous people. They bind the karma of the higher sphere.
On the other hand, those who perform actions opposite to those that bind the karma of the higher sphere, bind the karma of the lower sphere. Seeing faults, having pride in caste, lineage, etc., being disinterested in reading and studying, and not having devotion to **Jinendra Bhagwan**, **Tirthankara**, **Guru**, parents, and other great souls, are the causes of binding the karma of the lower sphere.
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**Conclusion of the Binding Causes of Antaray Karma**
**Jiryavirakaro hisaiparayana jayai vigdham.**
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**Iya kammavivagotham lihio debindasurihi.** || 61 ||
**Verse Meaning:** Those beings who are devoted to sins like violence, etc., and who obstruct the worship of **Jin Bhagwan**, bind **Antaray Karma**. Thus, **Shri Devendra Suri** composed this treatise called **Karmavipak**.
**Special Meaning:** The first half of the verse indicates the binding causes of **Antaray Karma**, and the second half indicates the end of the treatise.