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## Chapter 130: The Seven Vikalpa
There are two states of being, 28 and 24 in number, in all four of their places of arising. The 28 natural states of being are for both types of Tiryanch, those with Upashma Samyagdrsti and those with Vedak Samyagdrsti. Among them, the one who attains Deshavirat at the time of attaining the first Samyaktva, has 25 natural states of being while remaining in the state of Deshavirat. Because it is a rule that any Upashma Samyagdrsti Jiva existing in the Antarkaran Kala attains Deshavirat, and some humans even attain Sarvavirata. As it is said in Shatak Brihat Churni:
"Samasammadditti Ansarkaranee Thio Koi Vesabir Koi Emattapamattabhavam Pi Gachch, Sasarvarna Pum Na Kimvi Lahai."
Meaning, some Upashma Samyagdrsti Jivas residing in the Antarkaran attain Deshavirat, and some even attain Pramatta Samyama and Apramatta Bhava, but the Sasadan Samyagdrsti Jivas do not attain any of these.
This explains how the Upashma Samyagdrsti Jiva attains the Deshavirat Gunasthan. However, there is no particular obstacle in attaining Deshavirat along with Vedak Samyaktva. This leads to 28 natural states of being for Vedak Samyagdrsti in the Deshavirat Gunasthan. But the 24 natural states of being are for those Tiryanch who disengage from Anantanubandhi, and they are Vedak Samyagdrsti. Because in the Tiryanch Gati, Upashma Samyagdrsti:
1. In the Jayaghavala Tika, while instructing the Swami, the Jivas of all four Gatis are described as the Swami of the 24 natural states of being. According to this, the Upashma Samyagdrsti Jiva of each Gati can disengage from Anantanubandhi. This opinion is also supported by the Karm Prakriti Upashmana Prakaran, verse 31, which describes the Jivas of all four Gatis as capable of disengaging from Anantanubandhi.