tathā hi lākṣādirasāvasiktānām iva bījānāṃ santānamanuvartanta eva pūrvakarmāhitāḥ sāmarthyaviśeṣāḥ yata uttarakālaṃ labdhaparipākebhya iṣṭamaniṣṭaṃ vā phalamudeti /
For just as [in the case of] seeds soaked in lac dye and so forth, the special capacities established by previous karma do indeed continue in the series, from which, when matured at a later time, desired or undesired results arise.