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## Chapter 154: The Karma Granth, Part Four
The **karma granth** is fourteen **rajjus** in length, but its thickness is only equal to the **sharira**. In the second stage, the **danda** is stretched east-west or north-south, and its shape is made like a **kapaata** (door). In the third stage, the **kapaata** is shaped like a **manyaa** (mortar), meaning it is stretched east-west and north-south on both sides, making it resemble a **rai** (churning stick). In the fourth stage, the empty spaces in the **vidishaas** are filled with **aaram** regions, and the entire **loka** is encompassed. In the fifth stage, the **loka**-encompassing regions of the **aatma** are again shaped like a **manyaa** through the **saharan** process. In the sixth stage, the **manyaa** shape is transformed into a **kapaata** shape. In the seventh stage, the **aatma** regions are again made into **danda** form, and in the eighth stage, they are placed in their original position - within the **sharira**.
(c) According to the **Jain** perspective, the **aatma**'s pervasiveness is described in texts like the **Sangati**, **Upanishads**, and **Bhagavad Gita**. "**Vishvachasurat Vishvato Mulo Vishvato Bahut Vishvatasya**" - **Shwetaashvatara Upanishad** 3-3, 11-15.
"**Sarvata Panipadam Tat Sarvato'bhimukham. Sarvata Shrutimalloke Sarvam Avritya Tishthati**" - **Bhagavad Gita**, 13-13.
According to the **Jain** perspective, this description is **arthavaad**, meaning it is indicative of the **aatma**'s greatness and praise. The basis of this **arthavaad** is the **aatma** becoming **loka**-encompassing in the fourth stage of **kevalimudhaat**. This point has been stated by **Upadhyaya Shri Yashvijayji** on page 335 of **Shastra Vaarta Samuccaya**.
Just as the **samudhaat** process is considered for quickly experiencing **vedaniya** and other **karmas**, similarly, in **Patanjali Yoga Darshan**, it is considered as **bahukaya nirman kriya**, which is performed by a **tvasaakshaatkarta** yogi to quickly experience **sopkram** **karma**. - **Paad** 3, **Sutra** 22's commentary and **vritti**; **Paad** 4, **Sutra** 4's commentary and **vritti**.