atha svātantrye sati kādācitkatvasya ko virodha ity āha svata ityādi / svato bhāve hyahetutvaṃ svakriyāyā virodhataḥ / apekṣayā hi bhāvānāṃ kādācitkatvasambhavaḥ //
[The opponent] asks: "If there is independence, what contradiction is there with occasional occurrence?" [The answer is given] starting with svataḥ: "Indeed, if there is self-existence, [there would be] causelessness, due to the contradiction of self-action. For occasional occurrence of entities [is possible only] through dependence."