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(7) APRAMATT GUNASTANAK (Absolutely careful regarding sadhana): At this state Pramad is totally discarded and the Jivas at this stage are fee from pramad but forgetting etc. are so serious that though it is checked for a time it may arise suddenly later. That is why the jivas of the seventh stage cannot remain there for more than one Antarmuhurt. They are thrown to the 6th level but the sadhaks keep always fighting against pramad. Therefore, they keep falling and rising continually. If excessive spiritual energy appears the jiva reaches the 8th stage. If it cannot go there it will fall down to the 6th stage.
(8) APURVAKARANA GUNASTANAK; After having ended mithyatva, Avirathi, Pramada and Kashaya (the emergence of 3 groups of Kashyas) the jiva attains the 7th gunastanak. Now if the rasa of the Samjwalan kashaya is made mild and if five Apurvas have been made the 8th stage is reached.
At this stage the jiva becomes absorbed in the serious meditation which can pacify the Mohaniyakarma or which can destroy the Mohaniya karma and performs excellent spiritual exercises and by their power, he carries out five Apurvas, endeavours (1) Apurva stithigath (2) Apurva rasagath (3) Apurva gunashreni (Karma being made up of countless gunas) (4) Apurva Gunasankraman (the appearance of countless gunas on account of mixing of new Karmas with old Karmas) (5) Apurva Stitinbandha.
(9) ANIVRITTI BADAR GUNASTANAK (A passionless stage). At the end of the 8th stage, the Karmas like subtle Hasya Mohaniya are totally pacified or destroyed, the jiva entertains noble ideas. Then it reaches the ninth Gunastanak. All the jivas which enter this stage simultaneously keep always rising through the Gunastanaks because their internal state remaining the same there are no differences among them. Therefore this stage is called Anivritti badar. It is called badar because still in the jiva Stulakshayas are effective compared to. the 10th stage where they are absent.
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