Verse 830

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

स्वेच्छया रचिते वाऽस्मिन्कल्पितेष्विव वस्तुषु ।
न कारणनियोगोऽयं परं प्रत्युपपद्यते ॥ ८३० ॥

svecchayā racite vā'sminkalpiteṣviva vastuṣu |
na kāraṇaniyogo'yaṃ paraṃ pratyupapadyate || 830 ||

In the case of this notion imagined by mere whim,—as in the case of merely assumed things,—it cannot be eight to question the other party regarding its basis.—(830)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

When one does not wish to find a cause, how could he be questioned regarding such cause for an effect which you have yourself assumed? In fact, you have to question yourself, who have assumed the effect, under your own whim; whims do not always follow the real state of things; they are essentially free from all restraint; hence nothing can be proved on their basis; as it would lead to an infinite regress. For instance, for what is assumed by you, another person might assume something entirely different.—(830)

Then again, it is not that notions like ‘this subsists in that’ do not appear at all; in fact, the notions that do appear are to the contrary.

This is what is shown in the following:—[see verse 831-834 next]