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3. Bandhasāmitta-vicaya – This part, 'Bandhasvāmitvavicaya' deals with the eligibility of various types of karmic bondage in various stages of spiritual development (Gunasthāna) and various stations in the journey towards spiritual emancipation (Mārgaṇā-Sthāna). This part is also very important for the study of Karma-Siddhānta. 4. Vedanākhanda The first two parts of the Karmaprabhrta - Krti and Vedana are, together known as Vedana-khanda. This shows that this part is quoted from the Pre-canons (Purvas). The first of these two, Krti, is mainly devoted to benediction and supplemented by stating various types of Krti. The second, Vedanā, has been analysed in, great detail, in sixteen chapters.
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5. Vargaṇā Khanda - This part deals with the types of material particles that constitute Karma Vargaṇā or karmic material particles capable of bonding with the soul. The analysis is in three parts called 1. Sparśa (Touch), 2. Karma and 3. Prakrti (Nature).
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6. Mahābandha - After the bondability study (Bandhaniya adhikara) in the Vargaṇā Khanda, this sixth part of Satkhandagama deals with the four aspects of bondage -- 1. Nature of bondage (Prakrti Bandha), 2. Quantum of bondage (Pradeśa Bandha), 3. Duration of bondage (Sthiti Bandha) and 4. Intensity of bondage (Anubhāga Bandha) in such great detail and it is so voluminous that it has been named as Mahabandha.
Kasāyapāhuda (Kasāya Prābhṛta) ––
This important Sauraseni canonical work, which basically deals with the subject of attachment (Rāga) and aversion (Dvesa) was composed by Acarya Gunadhara. Conversion of these two basic attributes of the living beings into four great passions (Kaṣāya) and their nature, duration, intensity and incidence constitute the subject-matter of this work. According to SAMYAGJÑANA (THE RIGHT-KNOWLEDGE): 165
