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Asanjada-sammäitthi - 12 In general, there are asanyata (non-restrained) samyagdraști (rightfaithed) living beings.
Q. What is the definition of asanyata asanyata samyagdraști ? A. A samyagdraști is one who has a right or true belief, vision or predilection; is and is of three kinds [i] kşayak (destructional rightfaithed) who has completely destroyed seven karmic species, and never acquires wrong faith nor doubts scriptures. [ii] vedaka (destruction-cumsubsidential right-faithed) [iii] aupaşamika ( subsidential right-faithed) who may become wrong-faithed, lingering right-faithed or right-cumwrong-faithed.
Q. Of the five bhāvas, which one is there in the fourth gunasthana ? A. The right faith arising out of the destruction of the seven karmic species is kşayak (destructional right-faith). The right faith arising out of subsidence of the same seven species is aupaşamika (subsidential rightfaith). The right-faith experiencer is vedaka-samyaktva-kşayo aupașamika (destruction-cum-subsidential), which arises due to the fruition of the species of righteousness (including right faith) leading to experience of partial destruction of right faith.
Q. Why is adjective asanyata (non-restrained) for the right-faithed? A. This adjective is terminal ending, and indicates that the first three gunasthānas are also non-restrained along with the fourth stage.
Q. Why this adjective asanyata does not indicate its character in the fifth gunasthāna ? A. It does not indicate this point because higher stages have either guņasthānas sanyama-asanyata (restraint-cum-non-restraint) or sanyama (restraint) only. It is also said in the Gj verses 27 and 29 in this way: "Normally the right faithed living being does believe in the sermons of the Jinas, but he may also believe the wrong or contrary instructions from the teachers out of ignorance or without knowing the sense. The right-faithed asanyata living being believes in the sermons of the Jinas."
Next verse describes guṇasthāna of deşavirați (partial restraint or abstinence):
Sanjadā-sanjadā - 13 In general, there are sanyama-asanyata (restrained-cum-nonrestrained living beings).
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