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4. Kevala-darśanāvaraṇīya karma - It obstructs the faculty of complete intuition. 5. Nidrā-karma - This type of karma causes a light and pleasant sleep, out of which the sleeper is aroused by the clicking of fingernails or by a slight call. 6. Nidrānidrā-karma - This type of karma produces a deep sleep, out of which the sleeper can be awakened by being shaken violently. 7. Pracalā-karma - It causes a slumber which overtakes a person while sitting or standing. 8. Pracalāpracalā-karma - This species of karma causes an intensive sleep that overcomes a person while walking. 9. Styāngrddhi-karma - It produces somnambulism. This kind of sleep is also called 'styānarddhi.' The person possessing this kind of slumber acts in the state of sleeping but forgets what he did when he wakes. Feeling-producing Karma :
The feeling of pleasure and pain is caused by this species of karma known as vedaniya karma. It has, therefore, two subspecies: 1. Sātā-vadaniya karma - It causes a feeling of pleasure, as for instance, we have the feeling of pleasure by licking something sweet like honey etc. 2. Asātā-vedaniya karma - It produces a feeling of pain, as for example, pain is produced if one is hurt by a sword.
The sātā-vedaniya is predominant with gods and human beings, although pain can be produced with the former at the time of the downfall from the heavenly world and with the latter through cold and heat, death and accident and the like. Animal beings and the beings of hell experience chiefly the asātā-vedanīya, although on some occasions, they also experience a feeling of pleasure.? 1. Ibid, I. 12. 2. Commentary on Karma-grantha, l. 13.
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