A sub-type of the Jñānāvaraṇīya (knowledge-veiling) Karma,
the Karma due to the rise of which the Kevala jnāna (omniscience) is veiled.
samastāvaraṇakṣayāvirbhiitamātmaprakāśatattvamaśeṣadravyaparyāyagrāhi kevalajñānaṃ tadācchādanakṛt kevalajñānāvaraṇam.
(TaBhā 8.7)