yathā kila nirākaraṇam atīte kāle sarvajñasya śakyate kartuṃ tathāsītsarvajña iti, na kalpanā śakyate kartum, iti tadetad ayuktam atīte 'pi kāle tasya nirākaraṇāyogāt /
[The opponent's claim that] "just as a denial of an omniscient being can be made with reference to the past time, the presumption that 'an omniscient being existed' cannot be made" - this [claim] is improper because even with reference to the past time, [such] a denial is not possible.