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Subject-In the second question about the subject who acquires they bondage of Samparayik-karma, seven alternatives in context of singularity and plurality of male, female, eunuch etc. have been proposed. The answer conveys that the six alternatives related to singularity and plurality of man, woman and eunuch always acquire bondage of Samparayik-karma because they all are genderic beings. A non-genderic being seldom exists; therefore there is only a possibility of its acquiring this bondage. In other words the aforesaid six categories of beings including woman acquire bondage of Samparayik-karma, or these six and one non-genderic being (because one such being can also exist) acquire this bondage, or these six and many non-genderic beings (because many such beings also exist) acquire this bondage. Even when there is pacification (upasham) or destruction (kshaya) of gender (veda) the resultant non-genderic being acquires bondage of Samparayik-karma as long as it does not attain the level of Yathakhyat Chaaritra (the ultimate discipline of detachment related to beings at eleventh and higher Gunasthaans). Here the alternatives related to past and present have not been considered because in both cases singularity and plurality exists. Moreover, on becoming non-genderic the bondage of Samparayikkarma is also short-lived. Like the subject of bondage of Iryapathikkarma, that of bondage of Samparayik-karma also has 26 alternatives as aforesaid.
Bondage of Samparayik-karma in context of three periods-In context of period, 8 alternatives have been mentioned about bondage of Iryapathik-karma. But as the bondage of Samparayik-karma is timeless, the four alternatives related to did not acquire' (na bandhi) become redundant. The four possible alternatives are- (1) First alternativeacquired in the past, in the present and in the future. This is applicable to all worldly beings up to two Samayas (the ultimate fractional unit of time) before attaining Yathakhyat Chaaritra. This is because they acquired the bondage of Samparayik-karma during the past, are acquiring the same at present and will acquire in the future before 451 attaining yathakhyat chaaritra. This first alternative is also applicable to beings not destined to liberation (abhavya). (2) Second alternative-acquired in the past, in the present, but not in the future. This is about a being that is destined to be liberated (bhavya). Prior to
destroying Mohaniya karma (deluding karma) he had acquired the i bondage of Samparayik-karma, he does the same at present but will not
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