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## Sixth Karma Granth
**The emergence of Naraka-ayu (hell-life) during the period of bondage of Naraka-ayu, and the attainment of Naraka-ayu, is a type of "bhang" (break).** There are four Gunasthanas (stages of spiritual progress) in Narakas (hells), and since the remaining Gunasthanas are not present, this "bhang" is possible only in the initial four Gunasthanas.
**In the period of bondage, there are two types of "bhang":**
1. **The bondage of Tiryancha-ayu (animal life), the emergence of Naraka-ayu, and the attainment of Tiryancha-Naraka-ayu.**
2. **The bondage of Manushya-ayu (human life), the emergence of Naraka-ayu, and the attainment of Manushya-Naraka-ayu.**
Since there is no rule for the bondage of Deva-ayu (divine life) in Naraka-jivas (hell beings), only these two options are possible. The first "bhang" occurs in the Mithyatva and Sasadan Gunasthanas, because the bondage of Tiryancha-ayu only extends up to the second Gunasthana. The second "bhang" occurs in the Mithyatva, Sasadan, and Avirat Samyagdristi Gunasthanas, because there is no rule for the bondage of Manushya-ayu in the Mithyatva Gunasthana. This is because the bondage of Manushya-ayu is found in these three Gunasthanas of Narakas.
**In the period of "Uparatbandha" (cessation of bondage), there are two types of "bhang":**
1. **The emergence of Naraka-ayu and the attainment of Naraka-Tiryancha-ayu.**
2. **The emergence of Naraka-ayu and the attainment of Naraka-Manushya-ayu.**
These two "bhangs" are possible in the initial four Gunasthanas of Narakas. This is because after the period of bondage of Tiryancha-ayu, a Naraka-jiva can become Avirat Samyagdristi (steadfastly right-seeing) or Samyamihyadristi (partially right-seeing). Avirat Samyagdristi Narakas also experience the bondage of Manushya-ayu, and after bondage, such a being can also attain the Samyamihyadristi Gunasthana, making the second "bhang" possible in the initial four Gunasthanas.
**1. Naraka-devas (hell-gods) and Naraka-ayus do not bind themselves due to the belief in rebirth, because they are born there.**
**Sapttatika Prakarana Toka, page 156**