kiṃ ca yadi pūrvakakṣaṇo niranvayaṃ vinaśyatīti kalpyate tadā pāścātyasyakṣaṇasya nimittābhāvād utpattir na prāpnoti //
Moreover, if it is held that the preceding moment perishes without remnant, then the production of the subsequent moment cannot occur due to the absence of a cause.