atha dvitīyaḥ pakṣas tadā bhāve sattve sthitānām arthānāṃ tādrūpyādeva apracyutasthitarūpatvāt sthitir iti kim akiñcitkareṇa sthāpakena parikalpiteneti pūrvavad dūṣaṇaṃ vācyam //
If [we take] the second alternative, then when things exist and are lasting, their continuance follows from their very nature of being undeviated from their stable form - so what need is there for a postulated ineffective re-establisher? This objection should be stated as before.