yadi hi rājīvādīnāṃ taddhetutā pratiniyatadeśakālahetutā na syāt tadā yeyam upalādideśaparihāreṇa salilādāveva pratiniyatadeśe vṛttiḥ yā ca śiśirādisamayaparihāreṇa nidāghādisamaye vṛttiḥ sā na prāpnoti /
If lotuses and similar [things] did not have these particular points of space and time as their cause, then their occurrence exclusively in specific places like water etc. (but not in places like stone etc.), and their occurrence in specific seasons like summer (but not in seasons like winter), would not be possible.