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2. Saasvaadana Samyakdrishti Gunasthaanaka:
This gunasthaanaka is only experienced by the soul, which is falling from the eleventh gunasthaanaka {upashaanta moha) to the first gunasthaanaka (mithyaatva). This gunasthaanaka is never experienced while rising from the first gunasthaanaka because one who has eternally been living in mithyaatva, upon being touched by samyaktva for the first time always rises to the fourth gunasthaanaka.
The main characteristic of this gunasthaanaka is that it has not yet lost samyaktva completely and has not yet absorbed the full impact of mithyaatva.
When a person who belongs to the fourth, fifth or sixth gunasthaanakas experiences the rise of anantaanubandhii kashaaya {passion so fierce that even infinite lifetimes cannot extinguish the flame of anger, arrogance, artifice and avarice, he loses his samyaktva and descends towards the first gunasthaanaka (mithyaatva). While he is descending and not quite reached the first gunasthaanaka, he is said to be in the saasvaadana gunasthaanaka.
The rise of anantaanubandhii kashaaya definitely brings about the rise of mithyaatva {false belief). For instance, if a person who has just eaten kheer (sweet dish), but vomits immediately afterwards, he shall still be able to taste the remains of the kheer on his tongue along with the taste of vomit. Saasvaadana samyaktva can be compared to that lingering taste of kheer on his tongue after vomiting. And vomiting signifies the loosing of samyaktva.
In other words, while vomiting samyaktva, the aftertaste of samyaktva remains. This aftertaste is known as saasvaadana samyaktva.
From the point of view of prakriti {genres of karmas), this gunasthaanaka experiences the rise of 4 genres of anantaanubandhii kashaaya and the suppression of 3 genres of darshana mohaniiya karmas. Else, the part suppression part annihilation of the four genres of anantaanubandhii kashaaya and the suppression of one genre of mithyaatva mohaniiya karmas. There is a rise of the remaining 21 genres of mohaniiya karmas. Consequently, in right place and in right circumstances, such a person shall certainly attain liberation within an ardha pudgala paraavartana kaala {the time it takes for a soul to take in and use up half the available karmic matter in the universe).
One who has upashama samyaktva shall experience the fall to saasvaadana samyaktva minimum once in a lifetime and maximum twice in one lifetime. And over all lifetime before attaining moksh one can experience maximum 5 times or it is also possible not to experience at all. This is the gunasthaanaka of downfall. No one rises from this gunasthaanaka. This gunasthaanaka is experienced by those who had attained upashama samyaktva and were in the fourth gunasthaanaka,
but are descending to the first gunasthaanaka and experiencing the rise of the four types of anantaanubandhii karmas but not yet the rise of mithyaatva mohaniiya karmas. Hence, this gunasthaanaka is known as the 'saasvaadana gunasthaanaka'.
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