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The eleventh guṇasthāna is the one that defeats the soul from the bhūmikā and throws it downwards. The moh must be gradually purified, from bāvatē-cavātē to sadhā bāvanē, and it must necessarily acquire higher and higher bhūmikās. This is the guṇasthāna that causes the maudhā and dasarvā guṇasthāna. The twelfth guṇasthāna is the place of downfall, because the one who attains it, even though they may progress further, will inevitably fall down at some point.
The second category of souls, as they gradually become lower and lower, finally become completely lost in it. The bhūmikā that completely eradicates it is the twelfth guṇasthāna. To attain this guṇasthāna, that is, before completely eradicating the moh, one must attain the maudhā and vasā guṇasthāna in between. Similarly, if we look at it, whether they are of the first category or the second category, they all attain the ninth-vasavā guṇasthāna. The only difference between the two categories is that the second category has a different kind of ātmā-śuddhi and ātmā-pal than the first category. For example, there are two types of students in a particular subject: one type is unable to pass their exam even after trying a hundred times, while the other type, due to their ability, overcomes all difficulties and passes the most difficult exam. The reason for this difference between the two groups is the difference in their internal ability. Similarly, the ātmā of the two categories who attain the maudhā and vasā guṇasthāna have different levels of mādhāśmik śuddhi. As a result, one category, after attaining the vasavā guṇasthāna, ultimately loses to the moh in the eleventh guṇasthāna and falls down, while the other category, after attaining the vasavā guṇasthāna,