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## The Chapter of Sapta-tika
The way in which living beings entering into the karmic process differ in their physical characteristics, such as size, does not result in a difference in their karmic results. This means that the karmic results of beings existing simultaneously are the same, while the karmic results of beings existing at different times are entirely different.
The implication is that all beings who exist, existed, and will exist in the first time period of A-nivrttikarana have the same karmic results. Similarly, all beings who exist, existed, and will exist in the second time period have the same karmic results. The same understanding should be applied to the third and subsequent time periods. Therefore, there are as many karmic results as there are time periods of A-nivrttikarana, neither more nor less.
However, there is a special feature: the purity that occurs in the first and subsequent time periods increases infinitely in the second and subsequent time periods.
The five functions of A-purvakarana, namely Sthiti-dhatu, etc., continue to operate in A-nivrttikarana as well. When a portion of the Antarmukhurta time period remains after a number of portions have passed, the A-nanta-anubandhi Chatushva, excluding the lower Nishekas, are interchanged with the Antarmukhurta-pramana Nivekas. This process takes a time equal to the minimum Sthiti-bandha time period. If the interchange is done with the Udayavali Prakrutis, their position is considered Antarmukhurta-pramana, and if the interchange is done with the An-udayavali Prakrutis, their lower position is considered Avali-pramana.
1. The description of the karmic functions of Sthiti-dhatu, etc., has been explained in the context of A-purvakarana. The same understanding should be applied here.
2. The process of taking the Antarmukhurta-pramana Dalikas from the middle, excluding the lower and upper positions, and transferring them to other homogeneous Prakrutis that bind them is called Antar-karana.