tat tasmāt, nityaśabdavācyatvaṃ na vāryate 'smābhiḥ, svopādānapurassarasya pratikṣaṇadhvaṃsinaścaitanyasyāsaṃsāramavicchedāt /
Therefore, we are not denying the fact of [the ātman] being denoted by the word 'eternal', because consciousness, which perishes moment by moment along with its material cause, continues uninterrupted throughout saṃsāra.