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## Karmagrantha - Part Four
(2) - Gunasthanas in Marganas
[ In Five Ganas ]
"Patiri char suranarae, narasannipanidimamavatasi samve. Igavigal bhuudagavane, du da egan gaitasamdhche." ||16||
"Panch tirachi chatvari suranar ke, narasanjnipanceendriyabhavyaas sarvani. Ekavikalbhuudakavane he he ek gati prasabhavye." ||16||
**Meaning:**
There are five Gunasthanas in the five Tiryancha Gatis. There are four Gunasthanas in the Deva and Naraka Gatis. In the Manushya Gati, Santri, Panchendriyabapti, Bhaya and Trasakaya, all Gunasthanas are present. In Ekendriya, Vikalendriya, Prithvikaaya, Alakaya and Vanaspatikaaya, the first and second Gunasthanas are present. In Gasis (Tanjikaaya and Bayakaaya) and Abhashya, only the first Gunasthanas are present. ||16||
**Explanation:**
In the five Tiryancha Gatis, the first five Gunasthanas are present. This is because in these Gatis, it is not possible to be completely free from the nature of the species (jati-svabhaav) and the other Gunasthanas, like Chheka, are not possible without the presence of all the senses (sarvadhiti).
In the Deva and Naraka Gatis, the first four Gunasthanas are considered to be present. This is because Devas and Narakas are inherently devoid of freedom from their nature (viratirahita) and the other Gunasthanas are not possible without the presence of the senses (viti).
In the Manushya Gati and the other five mentioned Marganas, all types of Gunasthanas are present because all types of dimensions are possible in these Gatis.
In Ekendriya, Vikalendriya, Prithvikaaya, Alakaya and Vanaspatikaaya, two Gunasthanas are mentioned. The second Gunasthanas are only present in the state of being insufficient (aparayaaptavasta). When the lifespan of Ekendriya etc. is bound, the second Gunasthanas are not present.