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## The Fifth Karma Granth
**The गुणश्रेणी (Gunashreni) increases progressively even when the गुण (Gun) is present.** This means that as the results become progressively purer, the destruction of matter occurs more and more rapidly in progressively shorter periods of time.
This is how the **गुणोणि (Gunoni)** is established. From the above discussion of the गुणश्रेणी, it becomes clear that as the जीव (Jiva) progresses through the higher गुणस्थान (Gunasthan), countless **गुणी (Guni)** are destroyed. The higher गुणस्थान are characterized by a gradual decrease in संक्लेश (Sanklesh) and an increase in purity. Therefore, in the following verse, we will explain the difference between the lowest and highest गुणस्थान.
**पलियासंखसमूहू सासणइयरगुण अंतरं हस्त । गुरु मिचछो मे छसट्टी इयरगुणे पुग्गलद्धंतो॥४॥**
**Word Meaning:**
* **पलियासंखसमूह (Paliyasanka Samuh):** An innumerable part of a पल्य (Paly) and अन्तर्मुहूर्त (Antarmuhurt)
* **सासणइयरगुण (Sasana Iyar Gun):** The गुणस्थान of सासादन (Sasadan) and other गुणस्थान
* **अंतरं (Antaram):** Difference
* **हसं (Hasaan):** Lowest
* **गुरु (Guru):** Highest
* **मिन्छी (Minchhi):** Mithyatva
* **छसट्टी (Chhasatti):** Two times sixty-six सागर (Sagar)
* **इपरगुणे (Ipar Gun):** Other गुणस्थान
* **पुग्गलबंतो (Puggala Banto):** Slightly less than half a पुद्गल (Pudgal)
**Verse Meaning:**
The lowest difference between the गुणस्थान of सासादन and other गुणस्थान is an innumerable part of a पल्य and an अन्तर्मुहूर्त. The highest difference in the गुणस्थान of मिथ्यात्व is two times sixty-six सागर, i.e., 132 सागर. The highest difference in other गुणस्थान is slightly less than half a पुद्गल.
**Special Meaning:**
It has already been explained that the names like सम्यक्त्व (Samyaktava), देशविरति (Deshaviriti), etc., of the गुणश्रेणी are essentially गुणस्थान. For example, the place where the सम्यक्त्व गुण manifests is the सम्यक्त्व गुणस्थान, and the place where the देशविरति गुण is strong is the देशविरति गुणस्थान.