kiṃ ca yasyātītānāgataṃ dravyato 'sti tasya phalam api nityam astīti svargāpavargaprāptyartho yatno viphalaḥ syāt, īhāsādhyasya kasyacit phalasyābhāvāt / kiṃ tatra vrataniyamādilakṣaṇāyā īhāyāḥ sāmarthyaṃ syāt /
Moreover, for one for whom past and future exist substantially, the fruit [of actions] would also exist eternally; thus effort aimed at attaining heaven and liberation would be futile, due to the absence of any fruit that could be attained through effort. What efficacy would there be in effort characterized by vows, restraints and so forth?