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One who has kshaayopashamika samyaktva, either suppresses the 7 types of perception deluding karmas if he is ascending in upashama shrenii or annihilates them if he is ascending in kshapak shrenii.
In case of suppression, the perception deluding karmas remain in a state of suppression while the soul ascends to the 9th, 10th and 11th gunasthaanakas. On reaching the 11th gunasthaanaka, the soul remains there for the stipulated duration of the 11th gunasthaanaka, and then, owing to the rise of perception deluding karmas (which were only suppressed), the soul begins its rapid descent and can fall all the way to the 1st gunasthaanaka.
In case of annihilation, the soul keeps annihilating its perception deluding karmas and ascends to the 9th, 10th and 12th gunasthaanakas. It will skip the 11th gunasthaankas and will ascend directly to the 12th gunasthaanakas from where the soul will never fall. In fact, from here on, its liberation is ensured. Owing to vardhamaana parinaama {progressively purer dispositions), it keeps ascending. The 8th gunasthaanaka is attained a minimum of once and a maximum of four times in the life of the extraordinarily advanced ascetic seeker. In many lifetimes, it is attained a minimum of two times and a maximum of nine times.
Souls in this gunasthaanaka attain liberation either in the same birth or maximum will attain in 3 births. If one dies while being in this gunasthaanaka than will be born in anuttara vimana. (Highest level of heaven, it is mentioned in gunsthaana vivaran chopai, verse 22)
The Apuurva Karana stage is accomplished twice by the soul. The first Apuurva Karana stage is accomplished at the end of the 1st gunasthaanaka, where it breaks through the granthi {knot) of perception deluding karmas (darshan mohniiya karma) either through suppression or through part-suppression-part-annihilation or through annihilation and attains samyaktva.
The second Apuurva Karana stage is accomplished at the end of the 8th gunasthaanaka, which will result in anniliation of charitra mohniya karma and will end in attaining keval gyaana.
9. Anivritti Baadara (Anivritti Karana) Gunasthaanaka:
Where more than one living being is experiencing the same disposition, and there is a rise of baadara sanjvalana kashaayas {gross passions of an extremely short duration is known as the anivritti baadara samparaaya gunasthaanaka.
nivritti = vairiation in purity anivritti = uniform purity
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