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## Karmagrantha Part Four:
This section discusses the ripening (vipako-udaya) of certain karmas (actions) with a mild (mand) rasa (taste) and their impact on the soul's inherent qualities (svavarya guna).
It is established that karmas with a mild rasa, even when they ripen, cannot destroy the soul's inherent qualities. This principle is applied to the destruction (kshayopasham) of the karma of "deshghati" (harmful to the country). Even when the karma of "deshghati" is destroyed, its ripening does not hinder the development of the soul's inherent qualities.
However, it is crucial to note that during the destruction of "deshghati" karma, which is accompanied by the ripening of other karmas, no karma with a "sarvaghati" (harmful to all) rasa can ripen. This leads to the conclusion that the destruction of "deshghati" karma only occurs when the "sarvaghati" rasa transforms into "deshghati" rasa through pure determination.
There are 25 types of "patikarma" (counteracting karmas) that are "deshghatini" (harmful to the country). Among these, eight types, including "matijnana-avaran" (veil of knowledge), "shruta-jnana-avaran" (veil of scriptural knowledge), "achakshu-darshan-avaran" (veil of perception), and the five "antaraya" (hindrances), are always being destroyed. This is because the "avarya" (non-inherent) "manishana" (mental) and other "paryaya" (categories) have been continuously destroyed since time immemorial. Therefore, it is understood that only the "deshghati" rasa-sparshak (contact with the harmful rasa) of these eight types of karmas ripens, never the "sarvaghati" rasa-sparshak.
The four types of karmas, "avadhi-jnana-avaran" (veil of clairvoyance), "manah-paryaya-jnana-avaran" (veil of knowledge of mental categories), "chakshu-darshan-avaran" (veil of visual perception), and "bhavadhi-darshan-avaran" (veil of perception of the future), are destroyed occasionally (kadachitka). Their destruction occurs only when their "sarvaghati" rasa-sparshak transforms into "deshghati" rasa. When the "sarvaghati" rasa-sparshak does not ripen, these karmas continue to hinder the soul. The destruction of these four types of karmas should also be understood as being mixed with the ripening of "deshghati" rasa-sparshak.
Apart from these twelve types of karmas, the remaining thirteen types (four "sanjvalana" (agitations) and nine "nokashaya" (hindrances) that belong to the "mohaniya" (delusive) category are "aghra-bodhini" (not easily perceived). When their destruction is accompanied only by the ripening of "deshghati" karma, they do not hinder the soul's inherent qualities and are not considered "deshghatini". However, when their destruction is mixed with the ripening of other karmas, they do hinder the soul's inherent qualities to some extent and are considered "deshghatini".
(b) Twenty types of "ghatikarma" (harmful karmas) are "sarvaghatini" (harmful to all). Among these, only "kevala-jnana-avaran" (veil of omniscience) and "kevala-darshan-avaran" (veil of omniscient perception) are never destroyed. This is because their karmas never become "deshghati" rasa-युक्त (mixed with the harmful rasa) and their ripening cannot be stopped. The remaining eighteen types of karmas can be destroyed. However, it is important to remember that the destruction of these karmas...