nanu cāgneriva gavāśvāder apyanantaraṃ kadācid būmau bhavati tat katham ānantaryaṃ na vyabhicārītyāha anyānantarabhāve 'pītyādi / anyānantarabhāve 'pi kiñcid eva ca kāraṇam /
[The opponent] says: "Just as [smoke appears] immediately after fire, sometimes it appears on the ground immediately after cows, horses, etc. - so why is immediate succession not inconclusive?" [To this we reply:] "Even when there is immediate succession to other [things], only something specific is the cause."