avasthāyāṃ ca madhyāyāṃ svarūpeṇaiva kārakam / tat tadeva svarūpaṃ ca daśayoranyayor api // tadā kriyākriyābhraṃśau katham asya tayor matau / pararūpeṇa kartṛtve prāptāsyākartṛtā punaḥ //
And in the middle state [the entity] is active through its own form, and that very same form exists in the other two states as well. Then how can there be activity and cessation of activity in these two [states] according to their view? If [it is held that the entity] is active through another form, then it would follow that it loses its agency again.