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## The Fifth Karma-Prastha
**281**
In the categories of the Taijas-sharira and above, there are only four touches.
**"Pancharaspanchavanhi parinama atthaphass vo gandha. Jiyahaarganogga chaufasthilesiya jari."**
This means that the categories suitable for the soul, like Audarik, etc., have five tastes, five colors, eight touches, and two smells. However, the categories suitable for the Taijas-sharira and above have only four touches.
There are two types of substances: Gurulghu and Agurulghu. The division of categories into these two types is explained in the necessary instructions:
**"Oralayadamviyahaarayatem gurulhuvarna. Kammagapanbhaasai eyaai agurulai."**
Audarik, Vaikriya, Aaharak, and Taijas substances are Gurulghu, while Karman, Bhasha, and Manogavya are Agurulghu.
To identify Gurulghu and Agurulghu, the Dravy-Lok-Prakash, Sarg 11, Shlok 24 states that the substance with eight touches, like a cloud, is Gurulghu. The substance with four touches, like subtle forms and the intangible sky, etc., are Agurulghu.
Therefore, since the Taijas category is Gurulghu, it has eight touches. The subsequent categories like Bhasha, Karma, etc., are Agurulghu, and thus have four touches.
This explains a specific characteristic of the Karma-skandha, which is taken in by the soul: "The final four touches..."
**"Panchasangrah 410"**
**"Dhadaramasthasparsh dravyam pyab bhavati gurulghukan. Agurulghu chatuhsparsh sukshma viyadayamurtam api."**