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is under the influence of evil tendency and passions. 114 This state lasts in the minimum one samaya and in the maximum less than a muhurta. If the antarmuhurta, however, has passed without any incident, he goes into the seventh stage. If he has ascended no series, he comes back to sixth stage and operation begins anew. This wavering between the sixth and seventh Gunasthana lasts in the maximum somewhat less than a 'purvakoti'. If the upashama or kshapaka series is ascended, such a wavering does not take place. A saint or an ascetic in this stage possesses all the twenty-eight essential primary qualities (mula-gunas).
VII. Apramattavirata (self control without negligence) -- The being belonging to this Gunasthana attains complete self discipline by observing complete Vrata without negligence (pramada). It lasts one samaya till antarmuhurta. From here, there are two shrenis, or ways of ascent : i) Upashama shreni in which the right-conduct deluding karma subsides; ii) Kshapaka shreni in which it is being destroyed. This last is the necessary way to Moksha, liberation.
VIII. Nivritti Badara Samparaya (initiation to higher life) - Apurvakarana is practised in this stage whereby the pride is completely destroyed but there is existence of greed and deceit. A self who is on the upashama shreni remains on this stage in the minimum one samaya and in the maximum an antarmuhurta; the one who is on the Kshapaka shreni altogether antarmuhurta. The Aspirant practices as the beginner of the first Shukla Dhyana. 115
IX. Anivritti Badara Samparaya : (incessant pursuit of higher spiritual life) - An aspirant, on the upashama or kshapaka shreni, performs anivrittikarana.116 Whereby all lustful desire, Veda, passions and greed are destroyed. The duration is in the minimum one samaya and maximum antarmuhurta.
X. Sukshma Samparaya — In this state all the passions
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