ato 'pi nityahetutvam eṣāṃ pratikṣiptam tat kāraṇasyātmādeḥ sadā sannihitatvād anādheyātiśayasya paraiḥ sahakārinirapekṣatvāt /
For this reason also, the eternality of their causes is rejected, because their cause like the Self would always be present and, being eternal [and thus] not subject to added excellence, would be independent of cooperating factors.