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## The Fifth Karma Granth
When a being, due to pure karmic results, ascends to higher **Gunasthanas** (spiritual states), the **Ayantra** (the karmic influence of the five senses) remains. However, when the being descends to lower **Gunasthanas** due to impure karmic results, the **Aharak Saptak** (the sevenfold karmic influence of food) remains.
But a **Samyami Muni** (a perfected soul) who is free from distractions and does not bind the **Aharak Saptak** while ascending or descending **Gunasthanas**, does not possess the **Aharak Saptak** in those **Gunasthanas**. Due to this difference, the **Aharak Saptak** is considered to be present in all **Gunasthanas** in a potential form.
Similar to the **Aharak Saptak**, the **Tirthankara Namkarma** (the karmic influence of becoming a Tirthankara) is also of a **Prashasta** (refined) nature. It occurs in accordance with time and is present in some **Vishuddha Samyagdristi** (perfectly enlightened beings) from the fourth **Gunastana** to the sixth part of the eighth **Gunastana**. However, regarding its presence in the **Gunasthanas**, the **Gatha** (scripture) indicates that "**Vitigune Vina Tittham**" - it is present in all **Gunasthanas** except the second and third, in a potential form.
The reason for this is that when a being, from the fourth to the sixth part of the eighth **Gunastana**, binds the **Tirthankara** nature, and then ascends to higher **Gunasthanas** due to pure karmic results, the **Tirthankara** nature is present in those **Gunasthanas**. However, if the same being, having bound the **Tirthankara** nature, descends to lower **Gunasthanas** due to impure karmic results, it will also reach the **Mithyatva Gunastana** (the state of false belief), but not the second or third **Gunastana**. Therefore, the **Tirthankara Namkarma** can be present in all twelve **Gunasthanas** except the second and third.
However, even if a being attains **Vishuddha Samyaktva** (perfect enlightenment), it does not bind the **Tirthankara** nature...