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## Fifth Karma Group
The eight categories of nature, namely body (sharira), etc., four lifespans (ayu), the two types of lust (lasavishaka), the two types of karmic bondage (govaddhika), the two types of pain (vedaniyadvika), and the four types of color (varnachatushk), are non-destructive (aghatini) in nature.
**Special Note:** These two verses classify the karmic natures as destructive (ghati) and non-destructive (aghati) based on their number and types. They also specify the number and types of non-destructive natures.
Although, generally, all karmas are the cause of worldly existence, and as long as even a trace of karma remains, the soul is not considered to be in its true nature. There is always some deficiency in the completeness of self-development. However, some karmas hinder the manifestation of the soul's qualities, while others do not hinder manifestation but keep the soul bound to the world. From this perspective, karmas are classified into two types: destructive (ghati) and non-destructive (aghati).
Among the eight fundamental karmas, namely knowledge obscuration (jnanaavaran), perception obscuration (darshanavaran), delusion (mohaniya), and hindrance (antaraya), the first four are destructive, while pain (vedaniya), lifespan (ayu), name (nama), and lineage (gotra) are non-destructive.
The subsequent natures of the destructive karmas are also destructive, while the subsequent natures of the non-destructive karmas are non-destructive.
Those natures that destroy the soul's inherent qualities are called destructive, and those that are unable to destroy them are called non-destructive.
There are two types of destructive natures: all-destructive (sarvaghatini) and partially destructive (deshaghatini). The all-destructive natures completely destroy the soul's qualities, meaning that the soul's inherent qualities cannot manifest in their true form as long as these natures remain.
The partially destructive natures, although destructive to the soul's qualities, allow for a limited manifestation of these qualities even in their presence.