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## The Karma Granth of the Vashta
**Chapter 421**
The fourfold *kṣaya* (destruction) of the *ananta-anubandhi* (infinitely connected) *kaṣāya* (passions) in the *guṇasthāna* (stages of spiritual development), followed by the destruction of *mithyātva* (false belief), *miśra* (mixed), and *samyaktva-mohaniya* (delusion of right belief), occurs in a specific order.
**Explanation:**
After discussing the *upaśama-śreṇī* (stages of pacification) in the previous verse, this verse introduces the *kṣapaka-śreṇī* (stages of destruction) as the initial preparation for the *kṣapaka-śreṇī*.
In the *upaśama-śreṇī*, the nature of the *mohaniya* (delusive) karmas is pacified. In the *kṣapaka-śreṇī*, they are destroyed. This means that in the *upaśama-śreṇī*, the nature of the karmas remains, but the *dalika* (individual soul) experiences an internal transformation for a brief moment, becoming incapable of experiencing the effects of the karmas. However, in the *kṣapaka-śreṇī*, the karmas are completely destroyed.
One might argue that the karmas could be reborn through *bandha* (binding). However, this is not possible because it is a rule that the karmas of a *samyagdṛṣṭi* (rightly seeing) individual are completely destroyed, and they are not subject to *bandha* or the transformation into other karmas. Therefore, the rebirth of such karmas is impossible.
However, the fourfold *ananta-anubandhi* karmas are an exception to this rule. Their destruction is described using the term "tri-saṁyoga" (threefold union).
After this discussion, we will now examine the *kṣapaka-śreṇī*. First, we will discuss the qualifications of the individual who can experience it.
**The Beginning of the *Kṣapaka-śreṇī***
The *kṣapaka-śreṇī* begins only for those who are over eight years old, possess *uttama-saṁhanana* (excellent concentration), are in the fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh *guṇasthāna*, and are *jīnakālika* (living in the time of a Tirthankara). It does not begin for anyone else.
First, the *ananta...*