athāvikṛtam iti prathamapakṣas tadā pūrvottarayor avasthayor na viśeṣaḥ anyathātvam astīti pariṇāmi tacaitanyaṃ na bhavet na prāpnoti /
If the first position is accepted - that [the substance remains] unmodified - then there is no difference or change between the prior and subsequent states, and thus that consciousness could not be subject to modification.