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They remain विकारी (changeable) at that time and become अविकारी (unchangeable) as soon as the संश्लेष (combination) is removed.
The combination of जीव (soul) and पुद्गल (matter) with other substances depends on their योग्यता (capacity). Other substances do not have this capacity. The जीव has मिथ्यात्व (falsehood), अविरति (non-restraint), प्रमाद (carelessness), कापाय (trembling), and योग (state) as its capacity, while the पुद्गल has स्निग्ध (smooth) and रूक्ष (rough) गुण (qualities) as its capacity. The जीव is bound to other substances due to मिथ्यात्व (falsehood), and the पुद्गल is bound to other substances due to its स्निग्ध (smooth) and रूक्ष (rough) qualities.
The capacity of the जीव, such as मिथ्यात्व (falsehood), etc., exists only before the संश्लेष (combination), and through this, it becomes मलिन (impure) by accepting कर्मवर्गणा (karmic particles). But when did it start accepting कर्मवर्गणा (karmic particles)? When did the connection between the two begin? The answer to this can be found in the word अनादि (beginningless). Because if we assume an आदि (beginning), many inconsistencies arise. For example, if the connection has an आदि (beginning), then which came first, the आत्मा (soul) or the कर्म (karma), or did they both come into existence simultaneously? In the first case, the pure आत्मा (soul) does not perform कर्म (karma). In the second case, कर्म (karma) cannot be created without a कर्ता (doer). In the third case, two substances that come into existence simultaneously cannot be कर्ता (doer) and कर्म (karma) of each other. Therefore, it is logical to believe that the connection between कर्म (karma) and आत्मा (soul) is अनादि (beginningless).
Haribhadrasuri, in his योगशतक (Yoga Shataka) verse 55, gives a beautiful example to explain the अनादित्व (beginninglessness) of आत्मा (soul) and कर्म (karma). We experience the present moment, yet the present is अनादि (beginningless) because the past is infinite, and no past can exist without a present. The flow of this present has been going on since अनादि (beginningless). Similarly, कर्म (karma) and...