apicātītaṃ karma phaladaṃ na syād yadi tanniḥsattvaṃ sattāśūnyaṃ bhavet, phalotpattikāle vipākahetor abhāvāt /
Furthermore, a past action could not produce [its] fruit if it were devoid of essence and empty of existence, because at the time of the fruit's arising there would be no cause for [its] ripening.