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## The Fifth Order of Karma
**167**
What is it? Excellent *sthitibandha* arises from excellent *kṣaya*, therefore it is not considered good. Why is excellent *anubhāgabandha* auspicious?
The reason why excellent *sthitibandha* is considered inauspicious is because of excellent *kṣaya*. The inquisitive person asks: "If *anubhāgabandha* also arises from *kṣaya* like *sthitibandha*, then why is it considered auspicious?" This is because of the saying, "The *anubhāga* is *kṣaya*." Therefore, excellent *anubhāgabandha* should also be considered inauspicious like excellent *sthitibandha*, because both have *kṣaya* as their cause. However, the scriptures declare that *anubhāga* of auspicious natures is auspicious, and *anubhāga* of inauspicious natures is inauspicious.
The solution to this is that *kṣaya* is indeed the cause of both *sthitibandha* and *anubhāgabandha*, but there is a significant difference between the two. When *kṣaya* is intense, *anubhāgabandha* is greater in inauspicious natures and less in auspicious natures. When *kṣaya* is mild, *anubhāgabandha* is greater in auspicious natures and less in inauspicious natures. Thus, the intensity of *anubhāgabandha* in each nature is not dependent on the intensity of *kṣaya*. However, the intensity of *anubhāgabandha* in auspicious natures is dependent on the intensity and mildness of *kṣaya*, and the intensity of *anubhāgabandha* in inauspicious natures is dependent on the mildness and intensity of *kṣaya*.
This is not the case with *sthitibandha*. When *kṣaya* is intense, *sthitibandha* is greater in both auspicious and inauspicious natures that are bound. Therefore, the effect of the intensity and mildness of *kṣaya* is the same on all natures compared to *sthitibandha*. However, this is not the case with *anubhāgabandha*. *Kṣaya* has a different effect on auspicious and inauspicious natures in *anubhāgabandha*.