Karm ke 8 prakar hote hain (Ashta-Karma):

• Ghātiyā karmā (jo atma ki khubiyon ko ghataate hain)

1) Jñānāvaraṇīya – gyan ko dhundla karne wala karma (sachcha gyan ko chhupata hai) 2) Darśanāvaraṇīya – darsan ya perception ko dhundla karne wala karma 3) Antarāya – atma ki shakti ya udyam ko bhramit karne wala badha dene wala karma 4) Mohanīya – mohab, raga-dveṣ ya manovṛtti ko bhramit karne wala karma (ghazali ya bhranti paida karta hai)

• Aghātiyā karmā (jo atma ki mool svabhav ko nuksaān nahin pahunchata, par shareer/anubhav banata hai)

5) Vedanīya – sukh-dukh ki anubhava karne wala karma (dard-sukh ki bhavana) 6) Nāma – shareer, svarūp, roop adhi ki sthiti aur parivartan (shareer-sanskar, avastha) 7) Gotra – status ya kul-sthiti, parivaar ya samajik sthiti ka nirdharan 8) Āyuḥ – ayuḥ (life span) ya jeevan ki avadhi nirdharit karne wala karma

• In karmā ko do bhagon me baata jata hai:

- Ghātiyā (destructive): soul ki moolta ko kharab karte hain - Aghātiyā (non-destructive): atma ki asli vikriti ko kharab nahi karte, par shareer aur jeevan ki sthiti ko prabhavit karte hain

• Samanvay ya vivaran: Digambar aur Śvetāmbara dono is 8 karmon ko mante hain; vividh sub-types ya vyaktigat vyakhya me thodi bhinnata ho sakti hai, lekin mool soch wahi hai.

• Yudh ya mukti ke sandarbh me: kevala-jnāna (keval jñāna) prapt hone par ghātiyā karmā kuchh hote hain shuddh, aur mokṣa ke samay aghātiyā karm ki pravruttiyan ant ho jati hain.

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