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## The Fifth Karma Granth
**155**
According to the Acharyas, the **jghanya** (lowest) state of the **Tīrthankara** **nāmakarma** is equivalent to ten thousand years of the **jghanya** state of **devāyu**, and the **antya-muhūrta** (last moment) is the proof for **āhārakadvik**.
The **gāthā** (verse) mentions two things. The first part of the **gāthā** describes the **jghanya** **avādhākāla** (unobstructed time) for all **uttara-prakr̥ti** (higher natures), and the second part explains the difference of opinion regarding the **jghanya** state of **Tīrthankara** and **āhārakadvik**.
The **avādhākāla** in the **jghanya** state is called **jghanya avādhā**, and the **avādhākāla** in the **utkṛṣṭa** (highest) state is called **utkṛṣṭa avādhā**. Therefore, the **gāthā** states that the **avādhākāla** for the **jghanya** state of all **uttara-prakr̥ti** is **antya-muhūrta** proof: "**Savvāṇavi lahubandhe bhinnamūh abāh**." However, this rule applies to the **avādhākāla** of the remaining seven **karmas** excluding **āyukarma**. This is because their **avādhā** state depends on **pratibhāga** (participation). However, there is no definite and decisive state of **pratibhāga** for **āyukarma**. Even in the **utkṛṣṭa** state of **āyukarma**, there can be **jghanya avādhā**, and even in the **jghanya** state, there can be **utkṛṣṭa avādhā**. Therefore, there are four possibilities for the **avādhā** of **āyukarma**:
1. **Utkṛṣṭa avādhā** in the **utkṛṣṭa** state.
2. **Jghanya avādhā** in the **utkṛṣṭa** state.
3. **Utkṛṣṭa avādhā** in the **jghanya** state.
4. **Jghanya avādhā** in the **jghanya** state.
Their explanation is as follows: When a person binds the **āyu** (life span) of thirty-three **sāgara** (oceans) while one-third of their previous **koṭi** (class) of **āyu** remains, then there is **utkṛṣṭa avādhā** in the **utkṛṣṭa** state. And if they bind the **āyu** of thirty-three **sāgara** while the **antya-muhūrta** proof of **āyu** remains, then...