0619 Verse 854

Original

नित्यत्वेनास्य सर्वेऽपि नित्याः प्राप्ताः (घटादयः) ।
आधारेषु सदा तेषां समवायो न संस्थितेः ॥ ८५४ ॥

nityatvenāsya sarve’pi nityāḥ prāptāḥ (ghaṭādayaḥ) |
ādhāreṣu sadā teṣāṃ samavāyo na saṃsthiteḥ || 854 ||

By the eternality of inherence all things become eternal; because all these are ever present, by inherence in their own substratum.—(854)

Kamalaśīla

It has been argued above (under Text 826) that “Inherence must be eternal, because no Cause of it is perceived”.—This is answered in the following:—[see verse 854 above]

If Inherence is eternal, then the Jar and other things also will have to be regarded as eternal; as they exist for ever in their own substratum. In fact, it is on the ground of Inherence that these things are held to subsist in their substratum,—and this Inherence is eternal;—why then should not the things persist for ever?—(854)

In the following Texts, the Author anticipates and answers the Opponent’s reply:—[see verses 855-856 next]