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## The Six Stages of Liberation (Chhavakhandagam)
The gradual elimination of karma-regions in an infinite geometric series is called **guna-shreni-nirjara**. Here, the **guna-samkran** refers to the transition of karma-varganas, which are present in the existence of those who are not bound by the coarse natures, into other natures in the form of an infinite geometric series. The destruction of thousands of **kandakas** of existing karmas is called **sthiticandak-ghat**, and the destruction of thousands of **anubhag-kandakas** of the same karmas is called **anubhag-kandak-ghat**. By performing these four actions, the time of **apuurvakaran** ends. Although the being does not experience the subsidence or destruction of any karma in this **guna-sthana**, it does lighten its karma burden considerably through these four specific actions.
**9. The Guna-sthana of Anivrittikaran:** The **parinam** of the being entering this **guna-sthana** continues to increase with infinite purity every moment. Here, as in **apuurvakaran**, the aforementioned four actions take place. As a significant portion of the time of this **guna-sthana** passes, the being, having ascended the **upshama-shreni**, experiences the internalization of the twenty-one **moha-prakritis**, including the twelve **kashayas** like **apratyakhyana** and the nine **nokashayas**. **Antarakaran** refers to the deposition of the substance of the **nishekas** of the intermediate states, in the measure of an **antar-muhurta**, into the substance of the states above and below, leaving behind the **nishekas** of the intended location. After **antarakaran**, the **upshamaka** being first subsides the **napumsak-veda**, then the **stri-veda**, followed by the six **nokashayas** and the **purusha-veda**. Subsequently, it subsides the eight **madhyama-kashayas**, including the **apratyakhyana-avaran-chatuṣka** and the **pratyakhyana-avaran-chatuṣka**. Then, it subsides **sanjvalana**, **krodha**, **mana**, **maya**, and **badar-lobha** in sequence, ending the time of the ninth **guna-sthana**. However, the being that has ascended the **kshapka-shreni** and entered this **guna-sthana**, after a significant portion of the ninth **guna-sthana** has passed, first destroys the sixteen **prakritis**, including **1. styanagridhi**, **2. nidranidra**, **3. prachalaprachala**, **4. narak-gati**, **5. narak-gati-anupurvi**, **6. tiryan-gati**, **7. tiryan-gati-anupurvi**, **8. ekendriya-jati**, **9. dwiendriya-jati**, **10. triendriya-jati**, **11. chaturindriya-jati**, **12. aatap**, **13. udyot**, **14. sthavar**, **15. sukshma**, and **16. sadharan**. Then, it destroys the eight **madhyama-kashayas**. Subsequently, it internalizes the four **sanjvalanas** and the nine **nokashayas**, first destroying the **napumsak-veda**, then the **stri-veda**, followed by the six **nokashayas** and the **purusha-veda**. Finally, it destroys **sanjvalana**, **krodha**, **mana**, **maya**, and **badar-lobha** in sequence, ending the time of the ninth **guna-sthana**.
**10. The Guna-sthana of Sukshma-Samparaya:** This **guna-sthana** is called **sukshma-samparaya** because **sukshma-lobha-kashaya**, the subtle **lobha-kashaya**, is present here. The being that has ascended the **upshama-shreni** and arrived here experiences the **vedana** (experience) of subtle **lobha** for an **antar-muhurta** and, in the final moments, ...