prayogaḥ yadekarūpaparamāṇvabhimukhasvarūpaṃ bhavet tadekadeśam yathā tasyaiva pūrvadeśasthitaḥ paramāṇuḥ ekaprāsādābhimukhapūrvaprassādavac ca ekarūpaparamāṇvabhimukhasvabhāvaś ca sarve parivāryāvasthitāḥ paramāṇava iti svabhāvahetuḥ /
[The formal] argument: Whatever has the nature of facing a single-formed atom must be in one location, like an atom situated in the prior location of that [atom] itself, and like a prior mansion facing a single mansion; and all surrounding atoms have the nature of facing a single-formed atom - [this is] a reason based on [essential] nature.