yathaiva hi saṃyogāścaitrakuṇḍalayor viśiṣṭāvasthāprāptau satyām upajāyatenahi sarvadā, tadvadiyam api kuṇḍalīti matiravasthāviśeṣanibandhanā bhavantīkimiti sarvadā bhavet /
Just as conjunction between Caitra and the earring arises only when a particular state is obtained, [and] not always, similarly why should this cognition "wearing earrings," which depends on a particular state, occur always?