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## Introduction
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2. After knowing the number and nature of karmas through the first chulika of the Sthanasamutkirtan Chulika, it is essential to understand how many karmic natures can be bound together and in which gunasthanas their binding is possible. This chulika discusses this very topic. For ease of explanation, the fourteen gunasthanas are divided into six parts: Mithyadristi, Sasadan Samyagdristi, Samyagmithyadristi, Asanyata Samyagdristi, Sanyata Asanyata, and Sanyata. The first five names are derived from the order of the gunasthanas, while the last name encompasses all the gunasthanas from the sixth onwards, where the binding of the desired karmic natures is possible.
The binding of all five natures of Jnanavarana karma occurs in the same place, as all beings from Mithyadristi to the tenth gunastana bind all five natures. The binding of the nine natures of Darshanavarana karma occurs in three places: 1) nine-nature form, 2) six-nature form, and 3) four-nature form. Beings in the first and second gunasthanas bind the nine-nature form. From the third gunastana to the first part of the eighth gunastana, Sanyata beings bind the six-nature form, excluding the three natures of Styanagridhi, Nidranidra, and Prachala Prachala. From the second part of the eighth gunastana to the tenth gunastana, Sanyata beings bind the four-nature form, excluding the two Nidras of Nidra and Prachala.
There is only one binding place for Vedaniya karma, as all beings from Mithyadristi to Sanyata bind both the Sata and Asata Vedaniya natures. There are ten binding places for Mohaniya karma: 22, 21, 17, 13, 9, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 natures. There are 28 natures of Mohaniya karma, but it is not possible for all of them to be bound together. This is because only one Veda can be bound at a time out of the three Vedas, leaving the other two Vedas unbound. Out of the two pairs of Hasya-Rati and Arati-Shoka, only one can be bound at a time, leaving the other pair unbound. Similarly, the two natures of Samyagmithyatva and Samyaktva are not bound, only their उदय (udaya) or सत्त्व (sattva) occurs. Therefore, these two also remain unbound. Thus, excluding these six natures, the remaining twenty-two natures are bound by Mithyadristi beings. Out of these twenty-two, Mithyatva is not bound in the second gunastana. Therefore, the remaining twenty-one natures are bound by Sasadan Samyagdristi.
It is important to note that even though the binding of the Napunsaka Veda does not occur in the second gunastana, the number of binding natures remains twenty-one. This is because in the first gunastana, one Veda out of the three was bound at a time, while here, excluding the Napunsaka Veda, one Veda out of the remaining two is bound. In the third and fourth gunasthanas, ...