udyotakāras tu pramāṇayati bhuvanahetavaḥ pradhānaparamāṇvadṛṣṭāḥ svakāryopattāvatiśayabuddhimantamadhiṣṭhātāram apekṣante sthitvā pravṛttes tantuturyādivad iti /
Uddyotakara however presents the proof thus: "The causes of the world - [namely] pradhāna, atoms and the unseen [force] - require a controller possessing superior intelligence for producing their effects, because their activity is intermittent, like yarn, shuttle and similar [things]."