Destroying (or desperate) Karmas- Those Karmas, which destroy the principal qualities of soul;
there are four Ghāti Karmas, viz., Jñīānāvaraṇīya (knowledge-veiling), Darśanāvaraṇīya (intuition veiling), Mohanīya (deluding) and Antarāya (obstructing) Karmas.
āvaraṇamohavigghaṃ ghādī jīaguṇaghādaṇattādo. āugaṇāmaṃ godaṃ veyaṇīyaṃ taha aghādi tti...(Goka 9)
Jñānāvaraṇadarśanāvaraṇamohanīyāntarāyacatuṣkaṃ ghāti, śeṣacatuṣkaṃ ca aghāti.(Jaisidī 4.4 Vṛ)
- Aghātikarma.