gṛhītvā janayatyetad yaugapadyaṃ yato bhavet // nāpi gāḍhaṃ samāliṅgya prakṛtiṃ jāyate phalam /
If [the effect] were to grasp [the cause] and produce [itself], simultaneity would result. Nor does the effect come into being by firmly embracing prakṛti [i.e. the cause].