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## The Saptaatika Chapter
This chapter discusses the 28-natured state of being, which arises from the combination of the 26-natured state of being with the two natures of *parāghāta* (external harm) and *apraśasta vihāyoga* (unfavorable death). Here too, there are two *bhaṅga* (divisions).
Following the 28-natured state of being, comes the 26-natured state of being. This 26-natured state of being arises in two ways:
1. When someone who has attained *prāṇāpāna-paryāpti* (perfection of breath) experiences only *uccvāsa* (exhalation) without *udyota* (effort).
2. When someone who has attained *śarīra-paryāpti* (perfection of body) experiences *udyota* (effort).
In each of these cases, there are two *bhaṅga* (divisions) as mentioned earlier. Thus, there are a total of four *bhaṅga* (divisions) in the 20-natured state of being.
Similarly, the 30-natured state of being also arises in two ways:
1. When someone who has attained *bhāṣā-paryāpti* (perfection of speech) experiences either *susvara* (good voice) or *duḥsvara* (bad voice) without *udyota* (effort).
2. When someone who has attained *śvāsochchvāsa-paryāpti* (perfection of breathing) but not yet *bhāṣā-paryāpti* (perfection of speech) experiences *udyota* (effort).
In the first type of 30-natured state of being, there are four *bhaṅga* (divisions) due to the alternatives of *yaśaḥ-kīrti* (fame) and *ayaśaḥ-kīrti* (infamy), and *susvara* (good voice) and *duḥsvara* (bad voice). However, in the second type of 30-natured state of being, there are only two *bhaṅga* (divisions) due to the alternatives of *yaśaḥ-kīrti* (fame) and *ayaśaḥ-kīrti* (infamy). Thus, there are a total of six *bhaṅga* (divisions) in the 30-natured state of being.
Therefore, when *uccvāsa* (exhalation) occurs in someone who has attained *prāṇāpāna-paryāpti* (perfection of breath), it leads to the 29-natured state of being. There are two *bhaṅga* (divisions) in this state. Alternatively, when *udyota* (effort) occurs in the 28-natured state of being without *uccvāsa* (exhalation), it leads to the 29-natured state of being.
- Commentary on the Saptaatika Chapter, Page 203.