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person reaches a stage where the duration of its seven karmas apart from lifespan determining karmas is slightly less than one krodaakrodii saagaropama years.
We need to understand this in depth.
For example:
One krodaakrodii saagaropama = 110 samaya
Less than one krodaakrodii saagaropama = 98 samaya
Extremely minute part of a palyopama = 12 samaya
Antamuhuurta of yathaapravrittikarana= 10 samaya
We have seen above that a living being in the deluded stage can, through the disposition of yathaapravrittikarana, reduce the duration of seven types of karma (but cannot affect the eight types of karma - lifespan determining karmas) from their maximal duration to less than one krodaakrodii saagaropama 98 samaya. When the living being achieves this, he is known to have achieved 'granthi desha'.
The soul, which has achieved 'granthi desha' and is destined to ascend achieves the disposition of yathaapravrittikarana and remains in it. He progressively attains dharmalaghutaa and accomplishes dravya shruta (gross scriptural knowledge) and dravya chaaritra (gross ascetic conduct). Some of these beings are reborn in the high graiveyaka heavens. They can also master nine of the fourteen Purvas (Purvas are mystical texts, believed by Jains to be lost forever). In order to attain all this, they must achieve 'granthi desha'.
In the process of acquiring true knowledge and thoroughly practising the right conduct, some of these beings shed enough karmas so that they practise perfect ascetic conduct from the external perspective. In addition to all this, if they were to gain shuddha bhaava (unclouded immaculate disposition of the soul) than they can easily attain liberation.
Abhavya Jivas (souls intrinsically incapable of attaining liberation}
Lacking shuddha bhaava (unclouded immaculate disposition of the soul; they do not gain the true fruit of ascetic conduct-liberation. At best, they attain rebirth in the high 'graiveyaka' heavens. And even there, in the heavens, they do not enjoy the available sensual pleasures as much as they could have, owing to their omnipresent attachment and aversion. Not only that, but during their birth in heaven, their attachment and aversion leads them to bind extremely strong negative karmas
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