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The **Shataka** (hundred) refers to the various karmic influences that shape our physical form and experiences.
* **Namakarma** (name-karma) at its inception determines the auspicious or inauspicious nature of our head and other body parts.
* **Namakarma** also governs the formation of our physical body from **pudgala** (matter) and the division of our body into limbs and organs.
* **Sansthana karma** (establishment karma) shapes the overall form of our body, while **Sanhanana karma** (compaction karma) determines the specific binding of our bones.
* Similarly, other karmic influences like **Upghāta** (destructive), **Sādharana** (ordinary), and **Pratyeka** (individual) also contribute to the manifestation of our physical form.
Therefore, the thirty-six karmic influences, from **Nirmāṇa** (creation) to **Parāghāta** (destruction), are all **pudgala-vipāki** (matter-resultant).
Having explained the **kṣetra** (field), **jīva** (soul), **bhava** (existence), and **pudgala-vipāki** (matter-resultant) karmas, we now delve into the specific distinctions of the **viṣaka** (poisonous) aspects of certain karmas.
Although all karmic influences, due to their inherent power of agency and experience, manifest their results in the **jīva** (soul) in some form, **āyu karma** (life-span karma) specifically results in the determination of **bhava** (existence). This is because the **jīva** (soul) is compelled to take birth when **āyu karma** (life-span karma) arises. Similarly, **kṣetra-vipāki** (field-resultant) **ānupūrvī karma** (sequential karma) also guides the soul's journey through the realms of existence, according to its specific nature.
It is important to note that the number of **pudgala-vipāki** (matter-resultant) karmas differs in various texts. The **Karmakāṇḍa** (karma section) lists 62, while the **Karmagrantha** (karma text) lists 26. This discrepancy arises because the **Karmagrantha** excludes **bandhana** (binding) and **saṁghāta** (aggregation) karmas and only considers the four primary **veda** (color) categories, omitting the 20 subcategories. This reduction of 10 + 16 = 26 karmas leaves 62 - 26 = 36 karmas remaining.