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**Six-Part World**
[1, 1, 176] Now, to explain the possible **guṇasthānas** (stages of spiritual development) in the **āhāramārga** (path of nourishment), the sūtra says:
**āhāre aindriyappahuḍi jāva sajogikevali ti || 176 ||**
Nourished beings range from one-sensed to **sajogikevali** (liberated with karma). || 176 ||
Here, the word **āhara** (nourishment) should be understood as **nokarma āhara** (nourishment without karma), excluding **kavala āhara** (food), **lepa āhara** (touch), **ūṣmā āhara** (heat), **mānasika āhara** (mental nourishment), and **karma āhara** (karmic nourishment), as these are not possible in this context.
Now, to explain the possible **guṇasthānas** of the **anāhārakas** (non-nourished beings), the sūtra says:
**aṇāhāre cadasu hāṇesu viggahagāisamāvaṇṇāṇam kevalīṇam vā samugdhādagadāṇam ajogikevali siddhā ceti || 177 ||**
**Vigrahagati** (degeneration) with **mithyātva** (false belief), **sāsādana** (attachment), and **avirat-savyag-dṛṣṭi** (uninterrupted wrong perception), **samuddhāta** (elevation) with **sajogikevali** (liberated with karma), these four **guṇasthānas**, as well as **ajogikevali** (liberated without karma) and **siddha** (perfected beings) are **anāhārakas** (non-nourished). || 177 ||
These beings do not consume **pudgalas** (matter) suitable for the body, hence they are called **anāhārakas** (non-nourished). || 177 ||
|| **Satprūpaṇā** (explanation of truth) is complete. || 1 ||