maraṇakṣaṇavijñānaṃ svopādeyodayakṣamam / rāgiṇo hīnasaṅgatvāt pūrvavijñānavat tathā // yat sarāgaṃ cittaṃ tat svopādeyacittāntarodayasamarthaṃ sarāgatvāt pūrvāvasthācittavat sarāgaṃ ca maraṇacittam iti svabhāvehetuḥ /
The consciousness at the moment of death is capable of producing what it is to appropriate [i.e. its effect], because it is associated with passion, just like previous consciousness; [that is,] whatever consciousness is passionate, that is capable of producing another consciousness as its effect, because of being passionate, like consciousness in a previous state - and the consciousness at death is passionate - this is a reason based on essential nature.