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TEXTS: METAPHYSICS VI, VII
VI, VII. KARMAS 33. आद्यो ज्ञान दर्शनावरणवेदनीयमोहनी या युनीमगोत्रान्तरायाः ॥ ४ ॥
Tattrārtha-sitra, viii, 4. The first is jižānāvaraniya (knowledge - obscuring), darśanāvaranīya (faith- or perception-obscuring), vedaniya (sensation-, pleasure-, and pain-, causing), mohaniya (infatuating), āyuh (vitality), nāma (characterizing the individual's body, etc.), gotra (family), antarāya
(obstruction). 34. ज्ञानावरणहानात्ते केवल ज्ञानशा लिनः ॥
दर्शनावरणच्छेदादुद्यत्केवल दर्शनाः ॥ ३७ ॥ वेदनीयसमुच्छेदादव्याबाधत्वमाश्रिताः । मोहनीयसमुच्छेदात्सम्यक्त्वमचलं श्रिताः ॥ ८॥
आयुःकर्मसमुच्छेदात्परमं सौक्ष्म्यमाश्रिताः । नामकर्मसमुच्छेदादवगाहनशालिनः ॥ ३९ ॥ गोत्रकर्मसमुच्छेदात्सदाऽगौरवलाघवाः । अन्तरायसमुच्छेदादनन्तवीर्यमाश्रिताः ॥ ४० ॥
Tatträrtha-sāra, viii, 37-10. Through the removal of knowledge-obscurance the souls have perfect knowledge. Through the destruction of perception-obscurance (or faith-obscurance) there arises in them perfect perception (or faith). Through the destruction of the vedaniya karmas they attain immunity from affliction. Through destruction of the mohanīya they attain unshakable perfection. Through destruction of āyuh (vitality) they acquire supreme fineness. Through destruction of nāma they acquire the capacity of allowing all objects to occupy the same place with them (avagāhana). Through destruction of gotra the souls are always neither light nor heavy. Through
