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## Karmagrantha Part Four
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The destruction and pacification of the nine kṣayās leads to the cessation of all vices. Intellect, ignorance, etc., are the kṣayās that are pacified by the destruction of the āvaraṇīya karma, which is beginningless and endless, and the knowledge, etc., are the kṣayās that are pacified by the destruction of the mohanīya karma, which is finite. Intellect, knowledge, etc., are the states of the bhavya, which are both finite and infinite, and the gifts, etc., that are obtained, and the non-perception, are the states of the sāmsāra, which are beginningless and endless. || 65 ||
The non-perfection of the soul, the restraint of the senses, the kṣayās, the gatis, the vedas, and the false belief, these are the four (aupadhika) states of the soul. The state of being a bhavya, the state of being an abhavya, and the state of being a jīva, these are the pariṇāmika states. || 66 ||
**Meaning:** There are many states of the soul, such as: greatness, non-perfection, non-restraint, kṣayās, gatis, vedas, and false belief. Ignorance means both the absence of knowledge and false knowledge. The absence of knowledge is the result of the arising of the āvaraṇīya karma, and the false knowledge is the result of the arising of the mohanīya karma. Therefore, both types of ignorance are aupadhika. Non-perfection refers to the state of being in samsāra. This is the eighth...
**Explanation:**
1. Sleep, pleasure, pain, laughter, body, etc., are countless states that arise from the arising of different karmas. All of these are aupadhika. In this place, the author has explained the aupadhika states in a gross way, following the statements of the previous ācāryas like Śrīmati, etc.
2. Intellect, śruta-jñāna, and vijñāna have been mentioned as kṣayās in the previous verse. They are called kṣayās because they are caused by the destruction of the āvaraṇīya karma, etc., and they are called kṣayās because their cause is the destruction of the mohanīya karma.