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## Chapter 32: The Bond of the False
It is said that there are 148 **Prakritis** (fundamental principles). Out of these, 10 **Prakritis** are excluded, leaving 138 **Prakritis**. There are 20 sub-categories within the four **Varna** (colors), but for the purpose of understanding **Bandha** (bondage), we consider only the four fundamental **Prakritis** of **Varna**, **Gandha** (smell), **Rasa** (taste), and **Sparsha** (touch). Therefore, subtracting 20-4=16 from 130, we are left with 122 **Prakritis**.
**Darshan** (perception) is categorized into three **Prakritis**: **Samyak** (right), **Samyagmithyatva** (partially right), and **Mithyatva** (false). Out of these, **Samyak** and **Samyagmithyatva** are not **Bandha** **Prakritis**. This is because **Bandha** occurs due to the **Mithyatva** **Prakriti**, and the **Jiva** (soul) through its **Samyak** quality divides the **Mithyatva** into three parts. The most pure part is called **Samyak**, the less pure part is called **Samyagmithyatva**, and the remaining impure part is called **Mithyatva**. Therefore, subtracting **Samyak** and **Samyagmithyatva** from 122, we are left with 120 **Prakritis** that are considered **Bandhayoga** (capable of being bound).
This verse begins the discussion of how many **Prakritis** are bound in each **Gunasthan** (stage of virtue).
To explain the **Bandhayoga** **Prakritis** in the first **Mithyatva** **Gunasthan**, the verse states that except for the three **Prakritis** of **Tirthankaranam** (the name of the Tirthankara), **Aharakdvig** (the two-fold food), and **Aharak** **Sharir** (the body that consumes food) and **Aharak** **Angopanga** (the limbs and organs that consume food), the remaining 117 **Prakritis** are bound. The reason for these three **Prakritis** not being bound is that **Tirthankaranam** is bound in the presence of **Samyak** quality, and **Aharakdvig** is bound in the presence of **Samyama** (self-control). However, in the first **Mithyatva** **Gunasthan**, there is neither **Samyak** nor **Samyama**. Therefore, in the **Mithyatva** **Gunasthan**, these three **Prakritis** are not bound, and the remaining 117 **Prakritis** are bound.