api ca yathā paridṛṣṭasāmarthyasādhanādikāraṇavyatirekeṇāparidṛṣṭasāmarthyasyāpīśvarasya kāraṇabhāve kalpyamāne 'tiprasaṅgo bhavatāṃ prāpnoti yatas tamapīśvaraṃ parikalpyāparamapi ḍeṭkaṣakādikaṃ kalpanīyam eva viśeṣābhāvād iti darśayann āha yeṣv ityādi /
Moreover, when you postulate a causal nature for God, whose efficacy is not perceived, distinct from causes like means [of knowledge] whose efficacy is perceived, you incur an infinite regress, because even after assuming such a God, you would have to assume something else like a Ḍheṭkaṣaka too, due to [there being] no distinction [between them]. Showing this, he says "In which cases" etc.