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## Sapta-trika Prakarana
There are five Bandha-sthana (bond-places) for the beings eligible for Tiryancha-gati (animal realm) in general, namely: 23, 25, 26, 29, and 30. Among these, there are three Bandha-sthana for the beings eligible for Eka-indriya (one-sense) nature, namely: 23, 25, and 26.
The 23rd Bandha-sthana consists of the following 23 natures: Tiryancha-gati, Tithancha-anupurvi, Eka-indriya jati, Audarik sharira, Tejas sharira, Karman sharira, Hund-samsthana, Varna, Rasa, Gandha, Sparsha, Aguru-laghu, Upghāt nāma, Sthāvar nāma, Sūkṣma and Bādar (one of these), Aparyāpta nāma, Pratyek and Sādhāraṇa (one of these), Sthira, Ashubha, Subhang, Janādeya, Ayash-photi, and Nirman.
The collective of these 23 natures is called the 23rd Bandha-sthana. This Bandha-sthana occurs for the Mithya-drishti (false-vision) Tiryancha and Manushya (human) beings eligible for the Aparyāpta Eka-indriya nature.
Here, four bhang (breakage) are obtained. It has been mentioned above that the bond occurs for either Bādar or Sūkṣma, and either Pratyek or Sādhāraṇa. Therefore, if someone has bonded with Pratyek along with Bādar once, and with Sādhāraṇa along with Bādar another time, then...