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## The Sapttatika Chapter
**The क्षपक (Kshapaka) are present, but there is no destruction of the जीव (Jiva) from the क्षपकश्रेणि (Kshapaka Shreni).**
**The lowest and highest time for the six natural states of existence is an अन्तर्मुहूर्त (Antarmuhurta).** This is because this state exists from the second part of the क्षपक अनिवृत्ति (Kshapaka Anivriti) until the penultimate time of the क्षीणमोह गुणस्थान (Ksheenamoha Gunasthan), and its lowest and highest time is an अन्तर्मुहूर्त (Antarmuhurta) as proof.
**The lowest and highest time for the four natural states of existence is one time.** This is because this state is found in the final time of the क्षीणमोह गुणस्थान (Ksheenamoha Gunasthan).
**There are two उदयस्थान (Udayasthan) for the दर्शनावरण कर्म (Darshanavaran Karma): four natural and five natural - 'उदयठाणाई दुवे च पणगं' (Udaythanai Duve Cha Panagan).** The उदय (Uday) of the four natural उदयस्थान (Udayasthan) - चक्षु (Chakshu), अत्रक्षु (Atrakshu), अवधि (Avadhi), and केवल दर्शनावरण (Keval Darshanavaran) - is always found until the क्षीणमोह गुणस्थान (Ksheenamoha Gunasthan). Therefore, the collective form of these four is one उदयस्थान (Udayasthan). When one of the five natures - निद्रा (Nidra) etc. - is added to these four, it becomes a five natural उदयस्थान (Udayasthan). निद्रादिक (Nidradik) ध्रुवोदमा (Dhruvodama) are not natures, because their उदय (Uday) occurs when the time for उदययोग्य (Udayyogya) is obtained. Therefore, this five natural उदयस्थान (Udayasthan) is occasionally obtained.
**The reason why there are only two उदयस्थान (Udayasthan) - four natural and five natural - for the दर्शनावरण (Darshanavaran), and not six, seven, etc. natural उदयस्थान (Udayasthan), is that two or more natures do not arise simultaneously in निद्रा (Nidra), but only one nature arises at one time.**
**"For neither निद्रा (Nidra) etc. nor two or more arise simultaneously, but only one at a time." - Sapttatika Chapter Commentary, p. 157**