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## The Explanation of the Bond (Bandha)
This is the explanation of the nature of the bond (bandha).
**Verse 147:**
If the soul (atma) is attached (rakta) to a manifested (udirna) state of either auspicious (shubha) or inauspicious (ashubha) feeling, then it becomes bound (baddha) by that feeling through various types of karmic matter (pudgala karma).
**Commentary:**
This is a statement about the nature of the bond.
In reality, this soul, being attached (rakta) from the beginning of time due to its dependence on external objects, creates auspicious or inauspicious feelings that manifest due to the influence of karmic fruition (karma-udaya). Thus, the soul becomes bound by those feelings, which are the causes, through various types of karmic matter.
Therefore, it is said here that the attachment (snigdha) of the soul to auspicious or inauspicious states due to delusion (moha), attachment (raga), and aversion (dvesha) is called "feeling-bond" (bhaav-bandha).
And the mutual immersion (urchhana) of the karmic matter (pudgala) that has transformed into auspicious or inauspicious karma, along with the soul, is called "substance-bond" (dravya-bandha).
**Summary:**
This section explains the concept of "bond" (bandha) in Jainism, which refers to the attachment of the soul to the material world through karmic matter. The bond is created by the soul's attachment to feelings, which are influenced by karmic fruition. This attachment leads to the soul's entanglement with the material world, hindering its liberation (moksha).