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The connection of the soul with karma-forces, which are composed of different numbers of karma-atoms, is called *pradeshabandha*.
This is how one should understand the nature of the four types of bonds, *prakritibandha* etc. Now, in the following verse, we will describe the *ekatibandha* first, explaining the place of the bond in the original natures and the *bhuyaskaara*, *alpantara*, *avasthita*, and *avaktāvya* bonds within them.
**Bonds of the Original Natures: *Bhuyaskaara* etc.**
**I**
*Mūlapraḍīṇa aṭṭasara ṅabandhansu tithi bhūgārā. Adhyatarā tiya cajase avaṭṭiyā ṇa hū avattabbo.* ||22||
**Word Meaning:**
*Mūlapraḍīṇa* - of the original natures, *aṭṭasara ṅabandhansu* - in the bonds of eight, seven, six, and one, *tithi* - three, *bhūgārā* - *bhuyaskaara* bond, *adhyatarā* - *alpantara* bond, *tiya* - three, *cajase* - four, *avaṭṭiyā* - *avasthita* bond, *ṇa hū* - not, *avattabbo* - *avaktāvya* bond.
**Verse Meaning:**
In the bond places of the original natures, eight, seven, six, and one, there are three *bhuyaskaara* bonds. The *alpantara* bond is three, and the *avasthita* bond is four. The *avaktāvya* bond does not exist.
**Detailed Meaning:**
The verse states the number of *bhuyaskaara* etc. bonds along with the bond places of the original karma natures. The bond of karma occurs, and the consideration of their bond place is considered original. There are eight original divisions of karma, namely *jñānāvaraṇa*, *darśanāvaraṇa*, etc., and their bond natures.
The group of beings that are bound to one bond place at one time is called a *bandhasthāna*, and their subsequent natures are both...