▁best ows ▁a ▁certain ▁quantity ▁of ▁life , ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁definite ▁number ▁of ▁years ▁of ▁life . ▁For , ▁as ▁with ▁a ▁sp on ge , ▁the ▁quantity ▁of ▁water ▁that ▁it ▁absor bs ▁is ▁determined , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁takes ▁to ▁leave ▁it , ▁so ▁also ▁the ▁quantum ▁of ▁life ▁is ▁determined , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁time ▁occupied ▁in ▁its ▁consumption . ▁The ▁word ▁ay u ▁would , ▁therefore , ▁be ▁approximately ▁interpreted ▁by ▁" quantity ▁of ▁life " ▁or ▁" quantity ▁of ▁vital ity "). ▁The ▁ay u ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁existence ▁is ▁always ▁bound ▁during ▁the ▁life ▁immediately ▁preceding ▁it , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd , ▁ 9 th , ▁or ▁ 2 7 th ▁part ▁or ▁within ▁the ▁last ▁ 4 8 ▁minutes ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁N ama ▁Kar ma ▁The ▁n ama - kar ma ▁causes ▁the ▁individual ▁divers ities ▁of ▁the ▁j ivas . ▁It ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 9 3 ▁u tt ara ▁p rak rt is ▁( sub - types ), ▁which ▁are ▁mostly ▁quoted ▁in ▁a ▁definitely ▁fixed ▁succession ▁in ▁ 4 ▁groups ▁( p inda ▁p rak rt is , ▁pr at ye ka ▁p rak rt is , ▁tras adas aka , ▁st hav ara ▁das aka ). ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁Four ▁states ▁of ▁existence : ▁De va ▁g ati ▁n ama - kar ma ▁best ows ▁the ▁cel est ial ▁state ▁of ▁existence , ▁manus ya ▁g ati ▁n ama - kar