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## 56
The binding of karmas, or karmic influences, to the soul can occur until the end of the first stage of spiritual development (guna-sthana), as long as the delusion of false belief (mithyatva-mohaniya) persists. This binding does not occur in the second stage. Therefore, out of the 117 karmic influences that are considered to be bound in the first stage, 101 remain bound in the second stage, excluding the 16 influences like naraka-trika (hellish influences).
The verse states that the binding of the karmic influences listed in the "tirithi-ona-duha-gati-patra" (a list of karmic influences) is severed in the second stage. The names of the other karmic influences that are severed in the second stage, as well as the number of karmic influences that can be bound in the third stage, are mentioned in the following verse:
"Ananta-anubandhi-chatushk, madhyama-samsthana-chatushk, madhyama-samhanana-chatushk, nicha-gola, udyota-nama, ashubha-vihayo-gati-nama, and stri-veda, these 25 karmic influences are severed at the end of the second stage. Due to the absence of the binding of ayu-dvik (the karmic influence related to lifespan), 74 karmic influences are bound in the mixed stage (samyama-dristi-guna-sthana)."
**Explanation:**
In the second stage, 101 karmic influences are eligible for binding, and 25 are severed at the end of this stage. The names of these 25 severed karmic influences are mentioned in the previous verse using the phrase "tirithi-ona-duha-gati-gam," which refers to the nine karmic influences of tiryancha-trika, styana-dhitrika, and durbhaga-trika. This verse further lists the names of 16 karmic influences, starting from "ananta-anubandhi-chatushk" and ending with "stri-veda."
Therefore, the previous verse mentions nine karmic influences, and this verse mentions sixteen, totaling 25 karmic influences that are severed at the end of the second stage.