nacābhinnakāraṇayoḥ kāryakāraṇabhūtayor bādhyabādhakabhāvo yuktaḥ, yathā vahnidhūmayor ekendhanaprabhavayoḥ, yathā vātmagrahasnehayoḥ, atiprasaṅgāt /
And there cannot logically be an obstructor-obstructed relationship between two things that have the same cause and are [themselves] cause and effect, just as between fire and smoke which originate from the same fuel, or just as between self-grasping and affection, [since this would lead to] an unwanted consequence.