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The second Karmagrantha, meaning that the soul does not die in these. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 11, these five Gunasthanas are not traversed by Tirthankaras. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in these five Gunasthanas, the soul binds the Tirthankara Gotra. 12, 13, and 14, these three Gunasthanas are A-pratipati, meaning that once they are attained, they are not left. 1, 4, 7, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, the soul must traverse these nine Gunasthanas before attaining Moksha.
Thus, the nature of the Gunasthanas has been briefly described here. To understand it in detail, one should study other texts.
Before describing the state of binding, arising, excitation, and existence of Karma-prakritis in each Gunasthana, we will first describe the characteristics of binding and the Karma-prakritis that are capable of being bound in each Gunasthana, as indicated in the Mangalacharan.
Abhinayakammargahanam, bandho ohen tattha yos sayam. Titthayaraharag-bugawanjam michhami satar-sayam ||3||
Meaning of the verse: The acceptance of new Karmas is called binding. Without any specific intention of a particular Gunasthana or a particular soul, 120 Karma-prakritis are capable of being bound. Among them, except for the Tirthankara-namakarma and Aharak-dwik, the remaining 117 Karma-prakritis are bound in the Gunasthana with Mithyatva.
Specific meaning: The acceptance of new Karmas is called binding. In the same space-field where the soul's regions are, the Pudgala Skandhas, which have the potential to be transformed into Karma-rupa, are bound in the Gunasthana with Mithyatva.